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Denis Papin
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Denis Papin (1647–1713) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, and university teacher. Born in Chitenay, he was educated at the University of Angers and served as a student of Christiaan Huygens. His professional career included work in Marburg and London, where he was employed by Christiaan Huygens, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke, and the Royal Society. Papin was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, and the French Academy of Sciences, and he received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society.
He worked in the field of physics and wrote in both English and French. Papin died in London on August 26, 1713. His life and work have been described in sources including the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the 11th edition of *Encyclopædia Britannica*.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Denis
- Family name
- Papin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Place of birth
- Chitenay
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- physician
- Employer
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Huguenots
- Notable work
- Steam digester
- Student of
- Christiaan Huygens
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Denis Papin.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- member of
- French Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Denis Papin
- date of death
- 1713-08-26
- date of birth
- 1647-08-22
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- Denis Papin
- writing language
- French
- has works in the collection
- Musée des Arts et Métiers
- name in native language
- Denis Papin
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Teliucu Superior
- place of burial
- St Bride's Church, City of London
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Encyclopedic overview
Denis Papin FRS ( French pronunciation: [dəni papɛ̃]; 22 August 1647 – 26 August 1713) was a French Huguenot physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker, the steam engine, the centrifugal pump, and a submersible boat.
He started his career in his native France, before emigrating to London, in 1675, and rising to being on the staff of the Royal Society, in 1684. As a Huguenot, he was stripped of his French citizenship, and denied a return to France after Louis XIV invoked the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685. From 1687-1707 he held a position as a mathematics professor of the University of Marburg, Germany, before returning to England the last 5 years of his life. In spite of his many discoveries he died a pauper, and the date of his death and burial site were lost for 303 years.
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