Jean Claude Eugène Péclet

French physicist (1793-1857)
Person human Q558173
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Jean Claude Eugène Péclet

Summary

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet is a human[1]. He was born in Besançon[2]. He was born on +1793-02-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in former 11th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on +1857-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was born in Besançon[2].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet passed away in former 11th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was born on +1793-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet died on +1857-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet held citizenship in France[8].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet worked as a physicist[6].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet held the position of inspecteur d'académie[9].
  • Among Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's employers was École Normale Supérieure[10].
  • Among Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's employers was École Centrale Paris[11].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was employed by Q87762982[12].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was educated at Pensionnat normal[13].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's education included a stint at Lycée Louis-le-Grand[14].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's education included a stint at Science Faculty of Paris[15].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was a member of Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Besançon et de Franche-Comté[16].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was a member of société d'émulation du Jura[17].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was a member of Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale[18].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's image is recorded as Eugène Péclet.jpg[19].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet is recorded as male[20].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083860815[22].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59170276[23].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's GND ID is recorded as 117692948[24].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2002037531[25].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124038033[26].
  • Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's IdRef ID is recorded as 074750089[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Besançon[2], Jean Claude Eugène Péclet… he was born on +1793-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Pensionnat normal[13], a boarding school[28], in France[29], founded in 1808[30]; Lycée Louis-le-Grand[14], an educational facility[31], in France[32], founded in 1965[33]; and Science Faculty of Paris[15], a faculty[34], in France[35], founded in 1811[36].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet's professions included physicist[6]. Employers include École Normale Supérieure[10], a école normale supérieure[37], in France[38], founded in 1794[39], headquartered in Paris[40]; École Centrale Paris[11], an engineering college[41], in France[42], founded in 1829[43], headquartered in Châtenay-Malabry[44]; and Q87762982[12], an academic rectorate[45], in France[46]. He held the position of inspecteur d'académie[9].

Death and Burial

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet died on +1857-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in former 11th arrondissement of Paris[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jean Claude Eugène Péclet include Péclet number for heat transfer[47].

Why It Matters

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for him include Péclet number for heat transfer[47].

FAQs

Where was Jean Claude Eugène Péclet born?

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was born in Besançon[2].

Where did Jean Claude Eugène Péclet die?

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet died in former 11th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Jean Claude Eugène Péclet do for work?

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet worked as physicist[6].

Where did Jean Claude Eugène Péclet go to school?

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was educated at Pensionnat normal[13], Lycée Louis-le-Grand[14], and Science Faculty of Paris[15].

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  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  19. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Base biographique. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Eugène, Jean, Claude
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    Place of death former 11th arrondissement of Paris
    Member of Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Besançon et de Franche-Comté, société d'émulation du Jura, Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale
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