Henri Victor Regnault
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Henri Victor Regnault

French physicist (1810–1878)

Henri Victor Regnault (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi viktɔʁ ʁəɲo]; 21 July 1810 – 19 January 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases. He was an early thermodynamicist and was mentor to William Thomson in the late 1840s.2

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Born Jul 21, 1810, died Jan 19, 1878.1

About

He never used his first given name, and was known throughout his lifetime as Victor Regnault.

From Wikipedia’s article on Henri Victor Regnault, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedMines ParisTech3
  • Date not recordedÉcole polytechnique3

Career

Occupation: professor, photographer, physician, engineer, university teacher, physicist, chemist.7

  • 1854 to 1871Director, Manufacture nationale de Sèvres6
  • Since 1854President, Société française de photographie6
  • 1841 to 1871Professor, Collège de France4
  • Date not recordedFounded Société française de photographie5

Personal life

  • BornJul 21, 1810, Aachen8
  • DiedJan 19, 1878, Auteuil9
  • CitizenshipFrance10
  • ResidenceAachen11

Awards

  • 1875Matteucci Medal12
  • 1869Copley Medal12 16
  • 1853Commander of the Legion of Honour12 15
  • 1852Foreign Member of the Royal Society12
  • 1848Rumford Medal12 14
  • Date not recorded72 names on the Eiffel Tower12 13
  • Date not recordedPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order12