When was François Arago born?

François Arago was born on 26 February 1786 in Estagel.

What positions has François Arago held?

Positions held by François Arago include: Deputy of the French Second Republic (1849–1851); head of government of France (1848–1848); Member of the 1848 Constituent Assembly (1848–1849); Minister of War (1848–1848); president of the Société des gens de lettres (1840–1844).

Where did François Arago study?

François Arago was educated at Lycée François-Arago, École polytechnique.

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François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)

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Dominique François Jean Arago, known simply as François Arago, was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of the Carbonari revolutionaries, and politician.

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Born: 26 February 1786 wd
Place of birth: Estagel wd
Died: 2 October 1853 wd
Place of death: Paris wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: astronomer, mathematician, physicist, politician, university teacher, biographer wd
Political party: French Republican Party wd
Education: Lycée François-Arago, École polytechnique wd

Positions held wd

Deputy of the French Second Republic (13 May 1849 – 2 December 1851)
head of government of France (9 May 1848 – 24 June 1848)
Member of the 1848 Constituent Assembly (23 April 1848 – 26 May 1849)
Minister of War (5 April 1848 – 11 May 1848)
president of the Société des gens de lettres (1840–1844)
Member of the Chambre des députés des départements (15 July 1831 – 24 February 1848)
president of the French Academy of Sciences (1 January 1824 – 31 December 1824)

Awards wd

Copley Medal (1825)
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1842)
citizen of Edinburgh (1834)
Rumford Medal (1850)
Order of the Cross of July
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1815)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1832)
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1818)
Knight of the Legion of Honour (1818)
Officer of the Legion of Honour (1825)
Commander of the Legion of Honour (1837)
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1849)
72 names on the Eiffel Tower
Officer of the Order of Leopold (1841)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1839)

Questions

When was François Arago born?: François Arago was born on 26 February 1786 in Estagel.
What positions has François Arago held?: Positions held by François Arago include: Deputy of the French Second Republic (1849–1851); head of government of France (1848–1848); Member of the 1848 Constituent Assembly (1848–1849); Minister of War (1848–1848); president of the Société des gens de lettres (1840–1844).
Where did François Arago study?: François Arago was educated at Lycée François-Arago, École polytechnique.

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