Louis Néel

French physicist (1904-2000)

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30 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[42]
Date of birth: November 22, 1904
Date of death: November 17, 2000
Place of birth: 3rd arrondissement of Lyon
Place of death: Brive-la-Gaillarde
Country of citizenship: France^[9]
Ethnic group: French^[10]
Occupation: physicist, university teacher, researcher
Employer: National Center for Scientific Research, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble Institute of Technology, University of Strasbourg^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Field of work: solid-state physics^[11]
Educated at: École Normale Supérieure, lycée du Parc, Science Faculty of Paris, Lycée Saint-Louis^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Award received: CNRS Gold medal, Nobel Prize in Physics, Prix Félix-Robin, Three Physicists Prize, Holweck Prize, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Concours général, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Knight of the Order of Social Merit, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Blondel Medal, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]
Doctoral advisor: Pierre Weiss^[20]
Doctoral student: Louis Weil^[43]
Work location: Grenoble^[50]
Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[53]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French
Academic degree: doctorate^[44]
Birth name: Louis Eugène Félix Néel
Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary^[51]^[52]
Erdős number: +5
Family name: Néel^[46]
Given name: Louis, Eugène, Félix^[47]^[48]^[49]

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Interested in: physics
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Member of: Royal Society of London, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, French Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]^[41]
Name in native language: Louis Néel
Participated in conflict: World War II^[45]
Place of burial: Wikidata item^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en Louis Neel en Louis Eugène Felix Néel en Louis Néel ar لويس نيل ar لوي نيل cs Louis Eugene Félix Néel de Louis Eugène Felix Néel de Louis Neel el Λουί Νεέλ el Λουί Εζέν Φελίξ Νεέλ es Louis Eugène Felix Neel es Louis Eugene Felix Néel es Louis Eugene Félix Néel es Louis Eugène Felix Néel es Louis Eugène Néel es Louis Neel es Louis Eugène Félix Néel es Louis Eugène Neel es Louis Eugene Néel es Louis Eugene Neel

🔖 Identifiers · 70

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BIBSYS ID: 90141538
BabelNet ID: 00052083n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 119175035
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID: 2003.0021
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: neel-louis-eugene-felix
CNRS Talent page: louis-neel, louis-neel-0

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CTHS person ID: 111013
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11368582
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741587346304
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119025914
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 156107
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Evene ID: louis-neel-3395
FAST ID: 34864
FactGrid item ID: minarchism
FamilySearch person ID: G3ZC-6K1
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Find a Grave memorial ID: 240154890
FranceArchives agent ID: 291610544
Freebase ID: /m/01lqy5
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0045681
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Louis_Eugène_Felix_Néel
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2652365
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: neel-lui-7f17a5
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Leopoldina member ID (new): louis-neel
Lex ID: Louis_Néel
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 04382/eu_n_0436/n0436
MR Author ID: 505934
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 289460
Munzinger person ID: 00000012797
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA03774264
NE.se ID: louis-neel
NNDB people ID: 853/000099556
NUKAT ID: n98031113
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9812393753305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1119653
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 068434758
Nobel Laureate API ID: 92
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID: 10474
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3946429
Open Library ID: OL853309A
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 200758
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100227101
Physics History Network ID: 11807002
Polish Academy of Sciences ID: NEEL, Louis E. F.
Prabook ID: 291473
RERO ID (legacy): A003648878
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID: 51455
SBN author ID: PUVV162375
SNAC ARK ID: w6bz6fhz
Scopus author ID: 6602659130
Treccani ID: louis-neel
Who's Who in France biography ID: 1355
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID: 11222571-n
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJw4DTmyKHbmvvp4RJxqwC
ZbMATH author ID: neel.louis

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🔗 Connections

Nominated for 16

Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics +8 more

Award received 10

Nobel Prize in Physics, Croix de Guerre, CNRS Gold medal, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Holweck Prize, Three Physicists Prize, Concours général, Prix Félix-Robin +2 more

Member of 7

Royal Society of London, Russian Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Polish Academy of Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Employer 4

University of Strasbourg, Grenoble Alpes University, National Center for Scientific Research, Grenoble Institute of Technology

Educated at 3

École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Saint-Louis, lycée du Parc

Given name 3

Louis, Eugène, Félix

Named after 3

Néel temperature, Institut Néel, Louis Néel Medal

Occupation 3

physicist, researcher, university teacher

← Winner 2

Nobel Prize in Physics, Holweck Prize

Academic degree 1

doctorate

Country of citizenship 1

France

Doctoral advisor 1

Pierre Weiss

Doctoral advisors 1

Pierre Weiss

FactGrid item ID 1

minarchism

Field of work 1

solid-state physics

Founded entities 1

CEA Grenoble

Instance of 1

human

Interested in 1

physics

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Maintained by WikiProject 1

WikiProject Mathematics

Participated in conflict 1

World War II

Place of birth 1

3rd arrondissement of Lyon

Place of death 1

Brive-la-Gaillarde

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Grenoble

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Summary

Louis Néel was born on November 22, 1904^[1], in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon^[2]. He died on November 17, 2000^[3], in Brive-la-Gaillarde^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Louis Néel include Néel temperature^[54]; Institut Néel^[55], a research institute^[56], in France^[57], founded in 2006^[58]; and Louis Néel Medal^[59], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1994^[62].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Néel temperature^[54]; Institut Néel^[55], a research institute^[56], in France^[57], founded in 2006^[58]; and Louis Néel Medal^[59], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1994^[62].

FAQs

Where was Louis Néel born?

Louis Néel's place of birth was 3rd arrondissement of Lyon^[2].

Where did Louis Néel die?

Louis Néel died in Brive-la-Gaillarde^[4].

What did Louis Néel do for work?

Louis Néel worked as a physicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7].

Where did Louis Néel go to school?

Louis Néel was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[16], lycée du Parc^[17], Science Faculty of Paris^[18], and Lycée Saint-Louis^[19].

What awards did Louis Néel receive?

Honors received include CNRS Gold medal^[21], Nobel Prize in Physics^[22], Prix Félix-Robin^[23], and Three Physicists Prize^[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Louis Néel — place of birth (P19): 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-11. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Louis Néel — place of death (P20): Brive-la-Gaillarde. Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved 2023-05-22. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Louis Néel — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Louis Néel — country of citizenship (P27): France. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Louis Néel — educated at (P69): École Normale Supérieure. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Louis Néel — educated at (P69): lycée du Parc. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Louis Néel — educated at (P69): Science Faculty of Paris. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Louis Néel — educated at (P69): Lycée Saint-Louis. Retrieved 2019-07-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Louis Néel — field of work (P101): solid-state physics. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Louis Néel — occupation (P106): physicist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Louis Néel — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Louis Néel — occupation (P106): researcher. National Center for Scientific Research. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Louis Néel — employer (P108): National Center for Scientific Research. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Louis Néel — employer (P108): Grenoble Alpes University. Retrieved 2019-07-05. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Louis Néel — employer (P108): Grenoble Institute of Technology. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Louis Néel — employer (P108): University of Strasbourg. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Louis Néel — place of burial (P119): Q110333979. landrucimetieres.fr. landrucimetieres.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): CNRS Gold medal. National Center for Scientific Research. wikif.hypotheses.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Nobel Prize in Physics. nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2021-02-04. nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Prix Félix-Robin. sfpnet.fr. sfpnet.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Three Physicists Prize. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Holweck Prize. sfpnet.fr. sfpnet.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Concours général. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Croix de guerre 1939–1945. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Knight of the Order of Social Merit. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Louis Néel — award received (P166): Blondel Medal. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Louis Néel — ethnic group (P172): French. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Louis Néel — doctoral advisor (P184): Pierre Weiss. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Louis Néel — doctoral student (P185): Louis Weil. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Louis Néel — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Louis Néel — member of (P463): German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. leopoldina.org. leopoldina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Louis Néel — member of (P463): French Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Louis Néel — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Louis Néel — member of (P463): Russian Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Louis Néel — member of (P463): Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Louis Néel — member of (P463): Polish Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Louis Néel — academic degree (P512): doctorate. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-02. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Louis Néel — date of birth (P569): November 22, 1904. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-26. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Louis Néel — date of death (P570): November 17, 2000. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-26. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Louis Néel — participated in conflict (P607): World War II. Retrieved 2021-07-07. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Louis Néel — family name (P734): Néel. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Louis Néel — given name (P735): Louis. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ Louis Néel — given name (P735): Eugène. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ Louis Néel — given name (P735): Félix. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ Louis Néel — work location (P937): Grenoble. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-31. wikidata.org.
[51] ↑ Louis Néel — described by source (P1343): Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8. wikidata.org.
[52] ↑ Louis Néel — described by source (P1343): Physicists: Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[53] ↑ Louis Néel — nominated for (P1411): Nobel Prize in Physics. nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[56] ↑ Institut Néel — P31: research institute. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[57] ↑ Institut Néel — P17: France. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[58] ↑ Institut Néel — P571: 2006. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[60] ↑ Louis Néel Medal — P31: science award. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[61] ↑ Louis Néel Medal — P17: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[62] ↑ Louis Néel Medal — P571: 1994. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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