# Henri Becquerel

_French physicist (1852–1908)_

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> Antoine Henri Becquerel was a French experimental physicist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Marie and Pierre Curie for his discovery of radioactivity.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 December 1852 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P19))
- **Died:** 25 August 1908 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P570))
- **Place of death:** manoir de Pen Castel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; engineer; university teacher; nuclear physicist; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P106))
- **Education:** Lycée Louis-le-Grand; École polytechnique; École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P69))
- **Spouse:** Louise Lorieux; Lucie Jamin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P26))
- **Positions held:** president of the French Academy of Sciences (1 January 1908 – 29 June 1908); Perpetual Secretary (1908–1908); president (since 1897) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Helmholtz Medal; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Rumford Medal; La Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences; Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science; Foreign Member of the Royal Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269#P166))

## Questions

**When was Henri Becquerel born?**  
Henri Becquerel was born on 15 December 1852 in Paris.

**What positions has Henri Becquerel held?**  
Positions held by Henri Becquerel include: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1908–1908); Perpetual Secretary (1908–1908); president (since 1897).

**Where did Henri Becquerel study?**  
Henri Becquerel was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École polytechnique, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Henri Becquerel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Becquerel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): हेनरी बेकरेल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q41269](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41269) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Paul Nadar - Henri Becquerel.jpg by Paul Nadar / Adam Cuerden (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Nadar_-_Henri_Becquerel.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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