Laurent Cassegrain

Summary

Laurent Cassegrain is a human^[1]. He was born in Chartres^[2]. He was born on +1629-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Chaudon^[4]. He died on +1693-08-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6] and physicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Laurent Cassegrain was born in Chartres^[2].
• Laurent Cassegrain passed away in Chaudon^[4].
• Laurent Cassegrain was born on +1629-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Laurent Cassegrain died on +1693-08-30T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Laurent Cassegrain held citizenship in France^[9].
• Laurent Cassegrain's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Laurent Cassegrain worked as a physicist^[7].
• Laurent Cassegrain's field of work was optics^[10].
• Laurent Cassegrain held the position of teacher^[11].
• Laurent Cassegrain held the position of parochus^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Laurent Cassegrain is Cassegrain reflecting telescope^[13].
• Laurent Cassegrain's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[14].
• Laurent Cassegrain is recorded as male^[15].
• Laurent Cassegrain's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Laurent Cassegrain's family is recorded as Q131598874^[17].
• Laurent Cassegrain's Commons category is recorded as Laurent Cassegrain^[18].
• Laurent Cassegrain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028c3s^[19].
• Laurent Cassegrain's family name is recorded as Cassegrain^[20].
• Laurent Cassegrain's given name is recorded as Laurent^[21].
• Laurent Cassegrain's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0015828^[22].
• Laurent Cassegrain's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[23].
• Laurent Cassegrain's Commons Creator page is recorded as Laurent Cassegrain^[24].
• Laurent Cassegrain's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Laurent Cassegrain'}^[25].
• Laurent Cassegrain's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as nicolas-cassegrain^[26].
• Laurent Cassegrain's Larousse ID is recorded as personnage/Laurent_Cassegrain/103486^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chartres^[2], Laurent Cassegrain… he was born on +1629-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[6] and physicist^[7]. Laurent Cassegrain's field of work was optics^[10]. Positions held include teacher^[11], a profession^[28] and parochus^[12], an ecclesiastical occupation^[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Laurent Cassegrain is Cassegrain reflecting telescope^[13]. Things named for him include Cassegrain mirror system^[30]; Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope^[31], an astronomical instrument^[32]; Cassegrain^[33], a lunar crater^[34]; and Cassegrain reflecting telescope^[35].

Personal Life

Laurent Cassegrain's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[14].

Death and Burial

Laurent Cassegrain died on +1693-08-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Chaudon^[4].

Why It Matters

Laurent Cassegrain ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

He is credited with the discovery of Cassegrain mirror system^[38]. Entities named for him include Cassegrain mirror system^[30]; Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope^[31], an astronomical instrument^[32]; Cassegrain^[33], a lunar crater^[34]; and Cassegrain reflecting telescope^[35].

FAQs

Where was Laurent Cassegrain born?

Laurent Cassegrain was born in Chartres^[2].

Where did Laurent Cassegrain die?

Laurent Cassegrain died in Chaudon^[4].

What did Laurent Cassegrain do for work?

Laurent Cassegrain worked as astronomer^[6] and physicist^[7].

What did Laurent Cassegrain discover?

Laurent Cassegrain is credited as discoverer of Cassegrain mirror system^[38].