Guillaume Le Gentil

Summary

Guillaume Le Gentil is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Coutances^[2]. He was born on September 12, 1725^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on October 22, 1792^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Guillaume Le Gentil was born in Coutances^[2].
• Guillaume Le Gentil died in Paris^[4].
• Guillaume Le Gentil was born on September 12, 1725^[3].
• Guillaume Le Gentil died on October 22, 1792^[5].
• Guillaume Le Gentil held citizenship in France^[8].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's field of work was astronomy^[9].
• Guillaume Le Gentil was employed by Paris Observatory, PSL University^[10].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's education included a stint at Faculté de théologie catholique de Paris^[11].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's education included a stint at Collège de France^[12].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's doctoral advisor was Joseph-Nicolas Delisle^[13].
• Guillaume Le Gentil was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[14].
• Guillaume Le Gentil is recorded as male^[15].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's Commons category is recorded as Guillaume Le Gentil^[17].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's family name is recorded as Le Gentil^[18].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's given name is recorded as Guillaume^[19].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's described by source is recorded as Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne^[22].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[23].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guillaume Le Gentil'}^[24].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's writing language is recorded as French^[25].
• Guillaume Le Gentil's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[26].

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Origins and Family

Guillaume Le Gentil's place of birth was Coutances^[2]. He was born on September 12, 1725^[3].

Education

Educated at Faculté de théologie catholique de Paris^[11], a Catholic theological faculty^[27], in France^[28], founded in 1793^[29] and Collège de France^[12], a higher education institution^[30], in France^[31], founded in 1530^[32], headquartered in Paris^[33]. Guillaume Le Gentil's doctoral advisor was Joseph-Nicolas Delisle^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Guillaume Le Gentil worked as an astronomer^[6]. His field of work was astronomy^[9]. Among his employers was Paris Observatory, PSL University^[10].

Death and Burial

Guillaume Le Gentil died on October 22, 1792^[5]. He died in Paris^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Guillaume Le Gentil include Le Gentil^[34], an impact crater^[35] and 12718 Le Gentil^[36], an asteroid^[37].

Why It Matters

Guillaume Le Gentil ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

He is credited with the discovery of Lagoon Nebula^[40], a H II region^[41] and Messier 32^[42], a dwarf elliptical galaxy^[43]. Entities named for him include Le Gentil^[34], an impact crater^[35] and 12718 Le Gentil^[36], an asteroid^[37].

FAQs

Where was Guillaume Le Gentil born?

Guillaume Le Gentil's place of birth was Coutances^[2].

Where did Guillaume Le Gentil die?

Guillaume Le Gentil died in Paris^[4].

What did Guillaume Le Gentil do for work?

Guillaume Le Gentil worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Guillaume Le Gentil go to school?

Guillaume Le Gentil was educated at Faculté de théologie catholique de Paris^[11] and Collège de France^[12].

What did Guillaume Le Gentil discover?

Guillaume Le Gentil is credited as discoverer of Lagoon Nebula^[40] and Messier 32^[42].