Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel was a French physicist, engineer, and university teacher who worked in the fields of physics and chemistry. Born in Paris in 1852, he was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École polytechnique, and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. He held academic degrees including a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Science. His professional career included positions at the École polytechnique, the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

Becquerel received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Helmholtz Medal, and the Officer and Knight ranks of the Legion of Honour. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Société Philomathique de Paris, the French Academy of Sciences, and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. His notable works include *Recherches sur les variations des spectres d'absorption dans les cristaux* and *Mémoire sur l'étude des radiation infrarouges au moyen des phénomènes de phosphorescence*. He died in 1908.