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Louis Néel

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French physicist (1904-2000)

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Louis Eugène Félix Néel was a French physicist born in Lyon who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his studies of the magnetic properties of solids.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
3rd arrondissement of Lyon wd
Died
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Place of death
Brive-la-Gaillarde wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, researcher wd
Education
École Normale Supérieure, lycée du Parc, Science Faculty of Paris, Lycée Saint-Louis wd

Awards wd

  • CNRS Gold medal (1965)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1970)
  • Prix Félix-Robin (1938)
  • Three Physicists Prize (1963)
  • Holweck Prize (1952)
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
  • Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
  • Concours général
  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (1978)
  • Croix de guerre 1939–1945
  • Knight of the Order of Social Merit (1963)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1966)
  • Blondel Medal (1948)
  • Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

Questions

When was Louis Néel born?
Louis Néel was born on 22 November 1904 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Where did Louis Néel study?
Louis Néel was educated at École Normale Supérieure, lycée du Parc, Science Faculty of Paris, Lycée Saint-Louis.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Louis Néel · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q155781 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Louis Néel 1970b.jpg by Farabola (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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