Henry Darcy

French engineer (1803–1858)

Person human Q438507

Facts

25 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: June 10, 1803
Date of death: January 2, 1858
Place of birth: Dijon
Place of death: Paris
Country of citizenship: France^[11]
Occupation: hydraulic engineer, civil engineer, physicist, speleologist, engineer
Field of work: hydraulics^[12]
Position held: Wikidata item^[13]
Educated at: École polytechnique, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées^[14]^[15]
Award received: Officer of the Legion of Honour^[16]
Sibling: Hugues-Iéna Darcy^[26]
Cause of death: pneumonia^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[24]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[28]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23]
Family name: Darcy^[19]
Given name: Henry^[20]
Manner of death: natural causes^[22]
Name in native language: Henry Darcy^[25]
P14541: 21o0tA, 3VM7tY^[29]^[30]
Place of burial: Péjoces Cemetery^[10]
Relative: Henry Darcy^[21]

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Writing language: French^[27]

🏷️ Also known as

en Henry Darcy en Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy ar دارسي ar هنري دارسي cs Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy cs H. Darcy da Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy de Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy es Darcy es Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy fa هنری دارسی fr Henri Darcy fr Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy ja ヘンリー・ダルシー pt Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy ru Анри Дарси ru Дарси ru Дарси, Анри ru Дарси, Генри sv Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy

🔖 Identifiers · 40

ISNI: 0000000110362660
VIAF cluster ID: 5065253
Library of Congress authority ID: n88272940
GND ID: 128831820
ArchINFORM person/group ID: 28101
Artists of the World ID: 10180562
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): DarcyHenry1803-1858
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13007572h
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01358225
CTHS person ID: 1068
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791869134208
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID: 183810, 58395

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Henri-Philibert-Gaspard-Darcy
FAST ID: 254490
FactGrid item ID: Walenta
FranceArchives agent ID: 599778051
Freebase ID: /m/01nswy
IdRef ID: 080512054
Libraries Australia ID: 35033370
Léonore ID: LH//659/25
Léonore Web ID: 100279
Museo Galileo authority ID: 189436
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA16447806
NE.se ID: henri-darcy
NL CR AUT ID: xx0189912
NLA Trove people ID: 805956
NUKAT ID: n2007135336
National Library of Chile ID: 000175106
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810704931905606
Obálky knih ID: xx0189912
Open Library ID: OL4956713A
Prabook ID: 2345307
RERO ID (legacy): A003154955
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 4124
Structurae person ID: 1005289
Treccani ID: henri-philibert-gaspard-darcy
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: henry-philibert-gaspard-darcy
WikiTree person ID: Darcy-1453
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxGWBBfPvmjWd7qFWwV4q
Yale LUX ID: person/055e4eb7-84a9-4484-891f-63f7db634530

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🔗 Connections

Named after 5

Darcy's law, Darcy–Weisbach equation, darcy, Darcy number, Henry Darcy Medal

Occupation 4

engineer, physicist, civil engineer, hydraulic engineer

Educated at 2

École polytechnique, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

Award received 1

Officer of the Legion of Honour

Cause of death 1

pneumonia

Country of citizenship 1

France

Described by source 1

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

Field of work 1

hydraulics

Given name 1

Henry

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Dijon

Place of death 1

Paris

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

French

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Summary

Henry Darcy was born on June 10, 1803^[1], in Dijon^[2]. He died on January 2, 1858^[3], in Paris^[4]. He worked as a hydraulic engineer^[5], civil engineer^[6], physicist^[7], speleologist^[8], and engineer^[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Henry Darcy include Darcy–Weisbach equation^[31], an equation^[32]; Darcy's law^[33], a physical law^[34]; darcy^[35], an unit of measurement^[36]; Darcy number^[37]; and Henry Darcy Medal^[38], an award^[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Henry Darcy include Darcy–Weisbach equation^[31], an equation^[32]; Darcy's law^[33], a physical law^[34]; darcy^[35], an unit of measurement^[36]; Darcy number^[37]; and Henry Darcy Medal^[38], an award^[39].

FAQs

Where was Henry Darcy born?

Henry Darcy was born in Dijon^[2].

Where did Henry Darcy die?

Henry Darcy died in Paris^[4].

What did Henry Darcy do for work?

Henry Darcy worked as a hydraulic engineer^[5], civil engineer^[6], physicist^[7], speleologist^[8], and engineer^[9].

Where did Henry Darcy go to school?

Henry Darcy was educated at École polytechnique^[14] and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées^[15].

What awards did Henry Darcy receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour^[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Henry Darcy — place of birth (P19): Dijon. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Henry Darcy — place of death (P20): Paris. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Henry Darcy — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Henry Darcy — country of citizenship (P27): France. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Henry Darcy — position held (P39): Q37741694. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Henry Darcy — educated at (P69): École polytechnique. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Henry Darcy — educated at (P69): École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Henry Darcy — field of work (P101): hydraulics. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Henry Darcy — occupation (P106): hydraulic engineer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Henry Darcy — occupation (P106): civil engineer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Henry Darcy — occupation (P106): physicist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Henry Darcy — occupation (P106): speleologist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Henry Darcy — occupation (P106): engineer. archINFORM. Retrieved 2026-05-05. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Henry Darcy — place of burial (P119): Péjoces Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Henry Darcy — award received (P166): Officer of the Legion of Honour. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Henry Darcy — cause of death (P509): pneumonia. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Henry Darcy — date of birth (P569): June 10, 1803. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Henry Darcy — date of death (P570): January 2, 1858. Reconstructed vital records of Paris. Retrieved 2021-05-29. archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Henry Darcy — family name (P734): Darcy. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Henry Darcy — given name (P735): Henry. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Henry Darcy — relative (P1038): Henry Darcy. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Henry Darcy — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Henry Darcy — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Henry Darcy — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Henry Darcy — name in native language (P1559): Henry Darcy. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Henry Darcy — sibling (P3373): Hugues-Iéna Darcy. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Henry Darcy — writing language (P6886): French. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Henry Darcy — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Henry Darcy — P14541 (P14541): 21o0tA. zgbk.com. zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Henry Darcy — P14541 (P14541): 3VM7tY. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[32] ↑ Darcy–Weisbach equation — P31: equation. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[34] ↑ Darcy's law — P31: physical law. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[36] ↑ darcy — P31: unit of measurement. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[39] ↑ Henry Darcy Medal — P31: award. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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