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Alfred Cornu was a French physicist and pedagogue born in Orléans in 1841. He received his education at the École polytechnique and Mines ParisTech. Cornu worked in the field of physics and wrote in French. He died in Villeherviers in 1902.
Cornu was a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He also held the position of president. His recognitions include the Rumford Medal and the title of Officer of the Legion of Honour. He is recognized in the Royal Society collection and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Orléans
- Place of death
- Villeherviers
- Sibling
- Maxime Cornu
- Occupation
- pedagogue
- Educated at
- Mines ParisTech
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Alfred Cornu.jpg
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- member of
- Astronomical Society of France
- date of birth
- 1841-03-06
- date of death
- 1902-04-12
- name in native language
- Alfred Cornu
- Commons category
- Alfred Cornu
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- writing language
- French
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