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André Blondel

French physicist (1863–1938)
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
August 28, 1863
Date of death
November 15, 1938
Place of birth
Chaumont
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Ethnic group
French[11]
Occupation
physicist, civil engineer, inventor, electrical engineer, engineer
Field of work
physics[12]
Educated at
École polytechnique, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées[13][14]
Award received
Commander of the Legion of Honour, Faraday Medal, John Scott Award[15][16][17]
Student of
Alfred Potier[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[30]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[27][28][29]
Family name
Blondel[23]
Given name
André[24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Member of
French Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Russian Academy of Sciences, Société des arts de Genève[18][19][20][21]
Name in native language
André Blondel[31]
Relative
Maurice Blondel[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andre Blondel en Andre-Eugene Blondel en André Blondel ar أندريه بلونديل cs André-Eugène Blondel cs André Eugene Blondel de André Blondel es Andre Blondel fa آندره اوژن بلوندل fr Andre Blondel nl Andre Blondel ru Андре Блондель uk Андре-Ежен Блондель uk Анре Блондель uk Блондель uk Блондель Андре uk Блондель Анре zh 安德烈·布隆代尔 zh 安德烈·布隆代爾
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000077798939
VIAF cluster ID
69048298
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90715598
GND ID
1027603645
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Andre Blondel student.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:7758
BHL creator ID
17366
BIU Santé person ID
2087
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
125704256
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
blondel-andre-eugene
CTHS person ID
110937
DDB person (GND) ID
1027603645
Show all 40 identifiers +28
De Agostini ID
Blondel,+André-Eugène
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
24287004
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
87549
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Andre-Eugene-Blondel
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
andre-blondel
FAST ID
1808570
FES digital collections entity ID
366930
FactGrid item ID
Pré Saint-Gervais
FranceArchives agent ID
899343291
Freebase ID
/m/047t6sl
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
andre-blondel
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0010536
IdRef ID
069063796
Léonore ID
LH//260/3
Léonore Web ID
38691
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2010568664
NUKAT ID
n2014010722
Obálky knih ID
mzk2010568664
Open Library ID
OL2394924A
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
112905
Poincaré Papers person ID
550
Prabook ID
2584120
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
49433
SHARE Catalogue author ID
331733
Treccani ID
andre-eugene-blondel
Wellcome Collection concept ID
d327v9en
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjtbx9tQbD4Hbt6JvHHmd
ZbMATH author ID
blondel.andre

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Occupation 4
physicist, inventor, civil engineer, electrical engineer
Award received 3
Faraday Medal, Commander of the Legion of Honour, John Scott Award
Member of 3
Russian Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Educated at 2
École polytechnique, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Named after 2
Donzère-Mondragon Dam, Blondel Medal
Country of citizenship 1
France
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
FactGrid item ID 1
Pré Saint-Gervais
Field of work 1
physics
Given name 1
André
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Chaumont
Place of death 1
Paris
Relative 1
Maurice Blondel
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Alfred Potier
Teachers 1
Alfred Potier
← Discoverer or inventor 1
apostilb
← FactGrid item ID 1
monastic rule
← Relative 1
Maurice Blondel
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Summary

André Blondel was born on August 28, 1863[1], in Chaumont[2]. He died on November 15, 1938[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], civil engineer[6], inventor[7], electrical engineer[8], and engineer[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for André Blondel include Donzère-Mondragon Dam[33], a dam[34], in France[35] and Blondel Medal[36], a science award[37], in France[38], founded in 1942[39].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of apostilb[40], an unit of luminance[41]. Entities named for him include Donzère-Mondragon Dam[33], a dam[34], in France[35] and Blondel Medal[36], a science award[37], in France[38], founded in 1942[39].

FAQs

Where was André Blondel born?

André Blondel's place of birth was Chaumont[2].

Where did André Blondel die?

André Blondel died in Paris[4].

What did André Blondel do for work?

André Blondel worked as a physicist[5], civil engineer[6], inventor[7], electrical engineer[8], and engineer[9].

Where did André Blondel go to school?

André Blondel was educated at École polytechnique[13] and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées[14].

What awards did André Blondel receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[15], Faraday Medal[16], and John Scott Award[17].

What did André Blondel discover?

André Blondel is credited as discoverer of apostilb[40].

Related Entities

Chaumont France physics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . thejohnscottaward.github.io. thejohnscottaward.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . cths.fr. cths.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Léonore database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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