Pierre Weiss

Summary

Pierre Weiss is a human^[1]. Born in Mulhouse^[2], he… he was born on +1865-03-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4]. He died on +1940-10-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Pierre Weiss was born in Mulhouse^[2].
• Pierre Weiss died in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4].
• Pierre Weiss was born on +1865-03-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Pierre Weiss died on +1940-10-24T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Pierre Weiss held citizenship in France^[9].
• Pierre Weiss's professions included physicist^[6].
• Pierre Weiss's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Pierre Weiss's field of work was magnetism^[10].
• Among Pierre Weiss's employers was University of Lyon^[11].
• Pierre Weiss was employed by ETH Zurich^[12].
• Pierre Weiss was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[13].
• Pierre Weiss was educated at École polytechnique^[14].
• Pierre Weiss's education included a stint at ETH Zurich^[15].
• Pierre Weiss's doctoral advisor was Jules Violle^[16].
• Pierre Weiss's doctoral advisor was Marcel Brillouin^[17].
• Pierre Weiss was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[18].
• Pierre Weiss was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Pierre Weiss's image is recorded as ETH-BIB-Weiss, Pierre (1865-1940)-Portrait-Portr 01257.tif (cropped).jpg^[20].
• Pierre Weiss's image is recorded as EinsteinEhrenfestKamerlingh-OnnesWeiss.jpg^[21].
• Pierre Weiss is recorded as male^[22].
• Pierre Weiss's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Pierre Weiss supervised Louis Néel as a doctoral student^[24].
• Pierre Weiss's ISNI is recorded as 0000000008900530^[25].
• Pierre Weiss's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4994246^[26].
• Pierre Weiss's GND ID is recorded as 118806564^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Mulhouse^[2], Pierre Weiss… he was born on +1865-03-25T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at École Normale Supérieure^[13], a école normale supérieure^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1794^[30], headquartered in Paris^[31]; École polytechnique^[14], a grande école^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1794^[34], headquartered in Palaiseau^[35]; and ETH Zurich^[15], an institute of technology^[36], in Switzerland^[37], founded in 1855^[38], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[39]. Doctoral advisors include Jules Violle^[16], a physicist^[40], 1841–1923^[41], of France^[42], awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour^[43], specialised in physics^[44] and Marcel Brillouin^[17], a mathematician^[45], 1854–1948^[46], of France^[47], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[48], specialised in physics^[49].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Pierre Weiss's field of work was magnetism^[10]. Employers include University of Lyon^[11], a Group of universities and institutions (France)^[50], in France^[51], founded in 1809^[52], headquartered in Lyon^[53] and ETH Zurich^[12], an institute of technology^[54], in Switzerland^[55], founded in 1855^[56], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[57]. He supervised Louis Néel as a doctoral student^[24].

Death and Burial

Pierre Weiss died on +1940-10-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pierre Weiss include magnetic domain^[58] and Curie–Weiss law^[59], a scientific law^[60].

Why It Matters

Pierre Weiss ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

Entities named for him include magnetic domain^[58] and Curie–Weiss law^[59], a scientific law^[60].

His notable doctoral advisees include Louis Néel^[63], a physicist^[64], 1904–2000^[65], of France^[66], awarded the CNRS Gold medal^[67], specialised in solid-state physics^[68].

FAQs

Where was Pierre Weiss born?

Born in Mulhouse^[2], Pierre Weiss…

Where did Pierre Weiss die?

Pierre Weiss passed away in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4].

What did Pierre Weiss do for work?

Pierre Weiss worked as physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Pierre Weiss go to school?

Pierre Weiss was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[13], École polytechnique^[14], and ETH Zurich^[15].