Ami Argand

Genevan chemist (1750-1803)
Person human Q124132

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
July 5, 1750
Date of death
October 14, 1803
Place of birth
Geneva
Place of death
Geneva
Country of citizenship
Republic of Geneva[8]
Religion or worldview
reformed[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[15]
Family name
Argand[12]
Given name
Ami[13]
P14397
146[16]
P14585
42996[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aimé Argand en Ami Argand en Argand el Αιμέ Αργκάν el Αμί Αργκάν el Φρανσουά-Πιερ-Αμεντέ Αργκάν es Aime Argand fa امه ارگاند fr Aimé Argand nl Aime Argand nl Ami Argand ru Ами Арганд ru Ами Аргант ru Аргант, Франсуа Пьер Ами ru Франсуа Пьер Ами Аргант ru Эми Аргант uk Франсуа П'єр Амі Арганд zh 艾梅·阿爾岡
🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
795463, 74035671
Library of Congress authority ID
no91027447
GND ID
117662437
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ami Argand.png ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
137781411
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00540675
Described at URL
www.unige.ch
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117662437
ELNET ID
a11441409
Show all 32 identifiers +20
FAST ID
295392
Freebase ID
/m/089f96
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m089f96
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Aimé_Argand
HDS ID
025832
IdRef ID
060833505
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117662437
Museo Galileo authority ID
82336
Museum-digital ID
33474
NUKAT ID
n2020011889
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000516424
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007281283105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070239908
Roglo person ID
p=ami;n=argand
UK National Archives ID
F35605
Union List of Artist Names ID
500236886
Vikidia article ID
fr:Ami_Argand
WikiTree person ID
Argand-1

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Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Given name 1
Ami
Influenced by 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
← Discoverer or inventor 1
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Ami Argand was born on July 5, 1750[1], in Geneva[2]. He died on October 14, 1803[3], in Geneva[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], and inventor[7].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Argand lamp[18], a lighting device[19].

FAQs

Where was Ami Argand born?

Ami Argand was born in Geneva[2].

Where did Ami Argand die?

Ami Argand died in Geneva[4].

What did Ami Argand do for work?

Ami Argand worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], and inventor[7].

What did Ami Argand discover?

Ami Argand is credited as discoverer of Argand lamp[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 14d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', '
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  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 42996
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  3. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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