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Marc-Auguste Pictet
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Marc-Auguste Pictet was a male physicist, astronomer, and meteorologist who served as a university teacher at the University of Geneva and the Observatory of Geneva. Born in Geneva on 23 July 1752, he was educated at the University of Geneva and spoke French and English. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Pictet held citizenship in the Republic of Geneva, France, and Switzerland. He received the awards of Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His work is recognized in the Royal Society collection and he is described by the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. He was a Protestant and had a sibling named Charles Pictet de Rochemont. He died in Geneva on 19 April 1825.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Sibling
- Charles Pictet de Rochemont
- Occupation
- advocate
- Educated at
- University of Geneva
- Employer
- Observatory of Geneva
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Marc-Auguste Pictet - 1752-1825.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1752-07-23
- date of death
- 1825-04-19
- described by source
- Nordisk familjebok
- Commons category
- Marc-Auguste Pictet
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Geneva
- P8168
- Erik Prince
- Commons Creator page
- Marc-Auguste Pictet
- P12749
- Kgalagadi District
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