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Key facts
- Born
- Auguste Antoine Piccard , ( 1884-01-28 ) 28 January 1884, Basel , Switzerland
- Died
- 24 March 1962 (1962-03-24) (aged 78), Lausanne , Switzerland
- Known for
- Bathyscaphe , Magnetocaloric effect
- Children
- Jacques Piccard (son)
- Relatives
- Jean Piccard (brother) Bertrand Piccard (grandson) Don Piccard (nephew)
- Alma mater
- ETH Zurich
- Fields
- physics , inventor , explorer
- Institutions
- Free University of Brussels (now Université libre de Bruxelles and Vrije Universiteit Brussel )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Basel
- Place of death
- Chexbres
- Child
- Jacques Piccard
- Sibling
- Jean Piccard
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Basel
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- oceanography
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13738, Auguste Piccard.jpg
- Work location
- Zurich
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- Commons category
- Auguste Piccard
- date of birth
- 1884-01-28
- date of death
- 1962-03-24
- Commons gallery
- Auguste Piccard
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Auguste Antoine Piccard
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Lutry
Sources (7)
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Article · Italiano
Auguste Piccard (Basilea, 28 gennaio 1884 – Losanna, 24 marzo 1962) è stato un fisico ed esploratore svizzero, famoso per le sue esplorazioni della stratosfera e delle profondità marine.
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