# Jean Perrin

_French physicist (1870–1942)_

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> Jean Baptiste Perrin was a French physicist who, in his studies of the Brownian motion of minute particles suspended in liquids, verified Albert Einstein's explanation of this phenomenon and thereby confirmed the atomic nature of matter. For this work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1926.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 30 September 1870 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Lille ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P19))
- **Died:** 17 April 1942 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P570))
- **Place of death:** New York City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; chemist; theoretical physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P106))
- **Education:** University of Paris; École Normale Supérieure; Lycée Janson-de-Sailly ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P69))
- **Spouse:** Henriette Perrin-Duportal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P26))
- **Positions held:** president of the French Academy of Sciences (1 January 1936 – 31 December 1936); president (1 January 1929 – 31 December 1929) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Matteucci Medal; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès; Commander of the Order of Leopold II; La Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Vallauri Prize; Jean Reynaud Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134085#P166))

## Questions

**When was Jean Perrin born?**  
Jean Perrin was born on 30 September 1870 in Lille.

**What positions has Jean Perrin held?**  
Positions held by Jean Perrin include: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1936–1936); president (1929–1929).

**Where did Jean Perrin study?**  
Jean Perrin was educated at University of Paris, École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Janson-de-Sailly.

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- [Image: Jean Perrin 1926.jpg by Agence de presse Meurisse (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Perrin_1926.jpg)

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"Jean Perrin". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jean-perrin. Retrieved 4 November 2026.