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Alfred Potier

French polymath (1840–1905)
Person Human Q2401014

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
May 11, 1840
Date of death
May 8, 1905
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
physicist, Wikidata item, geologist, engineer
Employer
Mines ParisTech[11]
Position held
president[10]
Educated at
École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech[12][13]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[23]
Family name
Potier[19]
Given name
Alfred[20]
Member of
French Academy of Sciences, Société géologique de France[16][17]
Name in native language
Alfred Potier[24]
Relative
Gabriel Lamé, Prosper Goubaux[21][22]
Student
André Blondel[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alfred Potier ar ألفريد بوتييه
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000121362869
VIAF cluster ID
63995986
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr2004029969
GND ID
1055357912
Annales des mines person ID
potier
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10621417p
CTHS person ID
112786
FactGrid item ID
Yangcheng County
Freebase ID
/m/07s3gvr
IdRef ID
081124325
Léonore ID
LH//2206/28
Léonore Web ID
305109
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810668259105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1403787
OpenMLOL author ID
416860
Poincaré Papers person ID
504
SBN author ID
LO1V159185
SNAC ARK ID
w6d29bpr
Treccani ID
alfred-potier
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcCYB7rWgYvJGrPbjDMP
Yale LUX ID
person/c9d073bb-8a6a-4334-9953-71ffc977bfe2

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech
Member of 2
French Academy of Sciences, Société géologique de France
Award received 1
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Country of citizenship 1
France
Employer 1
Mines ParisTech
FactGrid item ID 1
Yangcheng County
Given name 1
Alfred
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Occupation 1
physicist
Place of birth 1
Paris
Place of death 1
Paris
Position held 1
president
Relative 1
Gabriel Lamé
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
André Blondel
Students 1
André Blondel
← Relative 1
Gabriel Lamé
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Summary

Alfred Potier was born on May 11, 1840[1], in Paris[2]. He died on May 8, 1905[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], Q114243572[6], geologist[7], and engineer[8].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Potier born?

Alfred Potier's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Alfred Potier die?

Alfred Potier died in Paris[4].

What did Alfred Potier do for work?

Alfred Potier worked as a physicist[5], Q114243572[6], geologist[7], and engineer[8].

Where did Alfred Potier go to school?

Alfred Potier was educated at École polytechnique[12] and Mines ParisTech[13].

What awards did Alfred Potier receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[15].

Related Entities

France Gabriel Lamé

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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