Pierre Agostini

French physicist
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Pierre Agostini

Summary

Pierre Agostini is a human[1]. He was born in Tunis[2]. He was born on +1941-07-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Pierre Agostini's place of birth was Tunis[2].
  • Pierre Agostini was born on +1941-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Pierre Agostini held citizenship in France[6].
  • Pierre Agostini's professions included physicist[4].
  • Among Pierre Agostini's employers was Ohio State University[7].
  • Pierre Agostini received the William F. Meggers Award[8].
  • Pierre Agostini received the Fellow of the Optical Society[9].
  • Pierre Agostini received the Nobel Prize in Physics[10].
  • Pierre Agostini received the Gustave-Ribaut prize[11].
  • Pierre Agostini received the Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize[12].
  • Pierre Agostini received the Commander of the Legion of Honour[13].
  • Pierre Agostini's image is recorded as US Embassy Sweden 2023 Nobel Reception (53397591873) (cropped).jpg[14].
  • Pierre Agostini is recorded as male[15].
  • Pierre Agostini's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Pierre Agostini's ISNI is recorded as 0000000043980169[17].
  • Pierre Agostini's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 203011785[18].
  • Pierre Agostini's GND ID is recorded as 1304800806[19].
  • Pierre Agostini's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95065025[20].
  • Pierre Agostini's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12220665f[21].
  • Pierre Agostini's IdRef ID is recorded as 030878950[22].
  • Pierre Agostini's Commons category is recorded as Pierre Agostini[23].
  • Pierre Agostini's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-7741-4581[24].
  • Pierre Agostini earned the academic degree of doctorate[25].
  • Pierre Agostini's family name is recorded as Agostini[26].
  • Pierre Agostini's given name is recorded as Pierre[27].

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Origins and Family

Pierre Agostini was born in Tunis[2]. He was born on +1941-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Pierre Agostini earned the academic degree of doctorate[25].

Career and Affiliations

Pierre Agostini worked as a physicist[4]. He was employed by Ohio State University[7].

Recognition

Awards received include William F. Meggers Award[8], an award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1970[30]; Fellow of the Optical Society[9], a science award[31], founded in 1959[32]; Nobel Prize in Physics[10], a physics award[33], in Sweden[34], founded in 1901[35]; Gustave-Ribaut prize[11], a science award[36], in France[37], founded in 1965[38]; Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize[12], a science award[39], in France[40], founded in 1981[41]; and Commander of the Legion of Honour[13], a grade of an order[42], in France[43].

Why It Matters

Pierre Agostini ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Pierre Agostini born?

Born in Tunis[2], Pierre Agostini…

What did Pierre Agostini do for work?

Pierre Agostini worked as physicist[4].

What awards did Pierre Agostini receive?

Honors received include William F. Meggers Award[8], Fellow of the Optical Society[9], Nobel Prize in Physics[10], and Gustave-Ribaut prize[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved . ieeexplore.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . pourlascience.fr. pourlascience.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . nobelprize.org. nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . dimauro.osu.edu. Retrieved . dimauro.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . cache.media.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr. cache.media.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . liberation.fr. liberation.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved . ieeexplore.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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