When was Gabriel Lippmann born?

Gabriel Lippmann was born on 16 August 1845 in Bonnevoie.

What positions has Gabriel Lippmann held?

Positions held by Gabriel Lippmann include: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1912–1912); president (since 1908); president (1904–1904).

Where did Gabriel Lippmann study?

Gabriel Lippmann was educated at École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Henri-IV, University of Paris.

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Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

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Jonas Ferdinand Gabriel Lippmann was a French physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908 for his invention of the Lippmann plate, a method of photographically reproducing colours based on the interference phenomenon.

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Born: 16 August 1845 wd
Place of birth: Bonnevoie wd
Died: 13 July 1921 wd
Place of death: Atlantic Ocean wd
Citizenship: France, Luxembourg wd
Occupation: physicist, inventor, photographer, professor wd
Education: École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Henri-IV, University of Paris wd
Spouse: Laurence Lippmann wd

Positions held wd

president of the French Academy of Sciences (1 January 1912 – 31 December 1912)
president (since 1908)
president (1904–1904)

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physics (1908)
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1919)
Progress Medal
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1896)
Jean Reynaud Prize (1901)

Questions

When was Gabriel Lippmann born?: Gabriel Lippmann was born on 16 August 1845 in Bonnevoie.
What positions has Gabriel Lippmann held?: Positions held by Gabriel Lippmann include: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1912–1912); president (since 1908); president (1904–1904).
Where did Gabriel Lippmann study?: Gabriel Lippmann was educated at École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Henri-IV, University of Paris.

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