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André-Marie Ampère

आन्द्रेम्यारी एम्पियर

French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836)

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André-Marie Ampère (20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as electrodynamics. He also made important contributions in chemistry and philosophy. He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the electrical telegraph. As an autodidact, Ampère was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and professor at the École polytechnique and the Collège de France.

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Born
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Place of birth
Lyon wd
Died
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Place of death
Marseille wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
physicist, mathematician, engineer, philosopher, chemist, inventor wd
Spouse
Julie Carron wd

Awards wd

  • Knight of the Legion of Honour (1814)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1827)
  • 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
  • honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1835)

About

The SI unit of electric current, the ampere (A), is named after him. His name is also one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. The term kinematic is the English version of his cinématique, which he constructed from the Greek κίνημα kinema ("movement, motion"), itself derived from κινεῖν kinein ("to move").

Questions

When was André-Marie Ampère born?
André-Marie Ampère was born on 20 January 1775 in Lyon.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): André-Marie Ampère · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): आन्द्रेम्यारी एम्पियर · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q675 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Ampere Andre 1825.jpg by Ambroise Tardieu (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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