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Edmond Becquerel
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French physicist (1820-1891)
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Edmond Becquerel, born Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel in 1820, was a French physicist, chemist, photographer, and university teacher. He worked at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, where he held the position of president. His professional activity is recorded as flourishing from 1845. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Société Philomathique de Paris, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the French Academy of Sciences.
He received the award of Commander of the Legion of Honour. Becquerel was described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. He was recognized in the Royal Society collection. He died in Paris in 1891. His family included his father, Antoine César Becquerel, his sibling, Louis Alfred Becquerel, and his child, Henri Becquerel. He had two children in total.
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Key facts
- Born
- Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel , ( 1820-03-24 ) 24 March 1820, Paris , Kingdom of France
- Died
- 11 May 1891 (1891-05-11) (aged 71), Paris, French Republic
- Known for
- Discovering the , photovoltaic effect (1839) Discovering thermionic , emission (1853)
- Children
- Henri Becquerel
- Father
- Antoine César Becquerel
- Fields
- Physics
- Institutions
- Conservatoire des arts , et métiers (1853–1891) Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (until 1891)
- Thesis
- Des effets chimiques et électriques produits sous l'influence de la lumière solaire (1840)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edmond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of death
- Paris
- Child
- Henri Becquerel
- Father
- Antoine César Becquerel
- Sibling
- Louis Alfred Becquerel
- Occupation
- chemist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Edmond Becquerel by Nadar.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Alexandre Edmond Becquerel
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1820-03-24
- date of death
- 1891-05-11
- name in native language
- Edmond Becquerel (francobelge)
- floruit
- 1845-01-01
- birth name
- Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Edmond Becquerel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Résumé de l'histoire de l'électricité et du magnétisme, et des applications de ces sciences à la chimie, aux sciences naturelles et aux arts
Traité d'électricité et de magnétisme, leurs applications aux sciences physiques, aux arts et a l'industrie, 3
La lumière, ses causes et ses effets, T. 1. Sources de lumière
Traité d'électricité et de magnétisme, leurs applications aux sciences physiques, aux arts et a l'industrie, 1
Traité d'électricité et de magnétisme, leurs applications aux sciences physiques, aux arts et a l'industrie, 2
La lumière, ses causes et ses effets, T. 2. Effets de la lumière
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel ( French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɛdmɔ̃ bɛkʁɛl]; 24 March 1820 – 11 May 1891) was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics. In 1839, he discovered the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, which he invented in the same year. He is also known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence. He was the son of Antoine César Becquerel and the father of Henri Becquerel, the discoverer of radioactivity.
Biography
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