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Paul Langevin
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Paul Langevin (1872–1946) was a French physicist, chemist, philosopher of science, and pedagogue born in Paris. He worked at the Collège de France, ESPCI Paris, and PSL University. His academic training included studies at the University of Paris, École Normale Supérieure, University of Cambridge, and ESPCI Paris. He studied under Pierre Curie, J. J. Thomson, and Gabriel Lippmann. Langevin’s professional fields encompassed physics, chemistry, philosophy of science, and theoretical physics.
He was a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Human Rights League, and the French Communist Party. His honors included the Copley Medal, the Hughes Medal, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. Langevin died in Paris and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. He spoke English, German, and French.
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- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1946
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Henri Poincaré
- Hommage à Paul Langevin
- Thèses présentées a la faculté des sciences de l'Université de Paris pour obtenir le grade de docteur ès sciences physiques
- Œuvres scientifiques
- Les Méthodes modernes de guerre et protection des populations civiles
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- ESPCI Paris, PSL University
- Employer
- ESPCI Paris, PSL University
- Political party
- French Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Doctoral advisor
- Gabriel Lippmann
- Student of
- Pierre Curie
- Field of work
- pedagogy
- Image
- Paul Langevin Wellcome2.jpg
- Significant event
- funeral
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- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1872-01-23
- date of death
- 1946-12-19
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- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- name in native language
- Paul Langevin
- relative
- Philippe Pinel
- place of detention
- La Santé Prison
- unmarried partner
- Éliane Montel
- writing language
- French
- contributor to the creative work or subject
- Éliane Montel
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- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Ramon Martí
- student
- Maurice de Broglie
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Langevin (23 January 1872 – 19 December 1946) was a French physicist who developed Langevin dynamics and the Langevin equation. He was one of the founders of the Comité de vigilance des intellectuels antifascistes, an anti-fascist organization created after the 6 February 1934 far right riots. Being a public opponent of fascism in the 1930s resulted in his arrest and being held under house arrest by the Vichy government for most of World War II. Langevin was also president of the Human Rights League (LDH) from 1944 to 1946, having recently joined the French Communist Party.
He was a doctoral student of Pierre Curie and later a lover of widowed Marie Curie. He is also known for his two US patents with Constantin Chilowsky in 1916 and 1917 involving ultrasonic submarine detection. He is entombed at the Panthéon.
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