Jean-Paul Poirier

French physicist and engineer
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Summary

Jean-Paul Poirier was born on May 13, 1935[1], in Paris[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3], engineer[4], and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[7]
  • Educated at: École Centrale Paris[8]
  • Award received: Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize[9], Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque[10], Louis Néel Medal[11], Commander of the National Order of Merit[12], Officer of the National Order of Merit[13], CNRS silver medal[14]
  • Member of: French Academy of Sciences[15], Academia Europaea[16], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: François Guyot[19], Jannick Ingrin[20], Christophe Sotin[21], Maria Zamora[22], Pierre Tarif[23], Stéphane Labrosse[24]
  • Family name: Poirier[25]
  • Given name: Jean-Paul[26]
  • Described at URL: https://www.academie-sciences.fr/pdf/membre/PoirierJP_bio0210.pdf[27], https://comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org/2706[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[29]
  • Name in native language: Jean-Paul Poirier[30]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Paul Poirier born?

Jean-Paul Poirier's place of birth was Paris[2].

What did Jean-Paul Poirier do for work?

Jean-Paul Poirier worked as a physicist[3], engineer[4], and researcher[5].

Where did Jean-Paul Poirier go to school?

Jean-Paul Poirier was educated at École Centrale Paris[8].

What awards did Jean-Paul Poirier receive?

Honors received include Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize[9], Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque[10], Louis Néel Medal[11], and Commander of the National Order of Merit[12].

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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