Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval

French physicist and physician (1851–1940)
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Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
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Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval

Summary

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval is a human[1]. His place of birth was La Porcherie[2]. He was born on June 8, 1851[3]. He passed away in La Porcherie[4]. He died on December 31, 1940[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], physician[7], professor[8], biophysicist[9], and physiologist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was born in La Porcherie[2].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval died in La Porcherie[4].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was born on June 8, 1851[3].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval died on December 31, 1940[5].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval held citizenship in France[12].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's professions included physicist[6].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval worked as a physician[7].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval worked as a professor[8].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval worked as a biophysicist[9].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's professions included physiologist[10].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's field of work was physics[13].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval held the position of president of the French Academy of Sciences[14].
  • Among Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's employers was Collège de France[15].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's education included a stint at Paris Medical Faculty[16].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's education included a stint at Collège Sainte-Barbe[17].
  • A notable student of Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was Georges Lakhovsky[18].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[19].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval received the Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès[20].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was a member of French Academy of Sciences[21].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was a member of Académie Nationale de Médecine[22].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval is recorded as male[23].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's Commons category is recorded as Arsène d'Arsonval[25].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's given name is recorded as Jacques[26].
  • Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arsène d'Arsonval[27].

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Origins and Family

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's place of birth was La Porcherie[2]. He was born on June 8, 1851[3].

Education

Educated at Paris Medical Faculty[16], a medical school[28], in France[29], founded in 1808[30] and Collège Sainte-Barbe[17], a lycée[31], in France[32]. Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval studied under Claude Bernard[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], physician[7], professor[8], biophysicist[9], and physiologist[10]. Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's field of work was physics[13]. Among his employers was Collège de France[15]. He held the position of president of the French Academy of Sciences[14]. A notable student of him was Georges Lakhovsky[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[19], a grade of an order[34], in France[35] and Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès[20], an award[36], in France[37], founded in 1908[38].

Death and Burial

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval died on December 31, 1940[5]. He died in La Porcherie[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval include D'Arsonval[39], a lunar crater[40] and darsonvalization[41].

Why It Matters

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

He is credited with the discovery of ocean thermal energy conversion[44]. Entities named for him include D'Arsonval[39], a lunar crater[40] and darsonvalization[41].

FAQs

Where was Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval born?

Born in La Porcherie[2], Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval…

Where did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval die?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval died in La Porcherie[4].

What did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval do for work?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval worked as physicist[6], physician[7], professor[8], biophysicist[9], and physiologist[10].

Where did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval go to school?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was educated at Paris Medical Faculty[16] and Collège Sainte-Barbe[17].

What awards did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[19] and Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès[20].

What did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval discover?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval is credited as discoverer of ocean thermal energy conversion[44].

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  12. [8] . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
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  14. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
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  21. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [18] . cyberleninka.ru. Retrieved . cyberleninka.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.

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  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès
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    Nominated for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine +3
    Occupation physicist, physician, professor +2
    Employer Collège de France
    Described by source Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3 +1
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