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Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval

French physicist and physician (1851–1940)
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Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
June 8, 1851
Date of death
December 31, 1940
Place of birth
La Porcherie
Place of death
La Porcherie
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
physicist, physician, professor, biophysicist, physiologist
Employer
Collège de France[14]
Field of work
physics[11]
Position held
president of the French Academy of Sciences, president[12][13]
Educated at
Paris Medical Faculty, Collège Sainte-Barbe[15][16]
Award received
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès, honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[18][19][20]
Student of
Claude Bernard[25]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[31]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[26][27][28][29]
Given name
Jacques[24]
Member of
French Academy of Sciences, Académie Nationale de Médecine[21][22]
Name in native language
Arsène d'Arsonval[32]
Student
Georges Lakhovsky[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval en Arsène d'Arsonval de Jacques-Arsene d'Arsonval de Arsonval de Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval de Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval de Jacques d'Arsonval de D'Arsonval de D’Arsonval el Ζακ-Αρσέν ντ' Αρσονβάλ es Arsene d'Arsonval es Jacques Arsene d'Arsonval es Jacques-Arsene d'Arsonval es Jacques Arsène d'Arsonval es Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval fa ژاک-آرسن د آرسنوال fr Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval fr Arsene d'Arsonval fr Arsène d’Arsonval fr Jacques Arsene d'Arsonval
🔖 Identifiers · 61
ISNI
0000000109175198
VIAF cluster ID
76409478
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2007005783
GND ID
132415992
Alvin ID
alvin-person:9149
Angelicum ID
44157
BHF author ID
000000221
BIU Santé person ID
4907
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124368174
Biblissima authority ID
Stachys the Apostle
CONOR.SI ID
160201059
CTHS person ID
111765
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DDB person (GND) ID
132415992
De Agostini ID
Arsonval,+Jacques-Arsène+d'-
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
132415992
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
24254004
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
78929
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
arsene-d-arsonval
FAST ID
1665349
FES digital collections entity ID
363796
FactGrid item ID
Hobo
FranceArchives agent ID
301157366
Freebase ID
/m/03b831
GeneaStar person ID
darsonvala
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
jacques-arsene-darsonval
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0005419
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1941478
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
4018
ICCD agent ID
2cabdd19a1a46064241e9ee2a0568da6
IdRef ID
033508119
Joconde author ID
T513-41949
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
132415992
Medvik ID
nlk20000080206
Museo Galileo authority ID
18561
Museum-digital person/organization ID
154786
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000080206
NLP ID
a0000001633497
NUKAT ID
n2006009659
National Academy of Medicine (France) member ID
88
National Library of Greece ID
247630
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810697699305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1051028
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074193570
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
2645
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000080206
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3871365
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
113206
Parsifal cluster ID
277774
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
141873
Prabook ID
2375515
Roglo person ID
p=arsene;n=d+arsonval
SBN author ID
RMSV008797
SNAC ARK ID
w6pw0tzg
Scopus author ID
16658513600
Topic's main category
Category:Arsène d'Arsonval
Treccani ID
jacques-arsene-d-arsonval
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12265861
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/97392
Wellcome Collection concept ID
uucdj6jd
Whonamedit? doctor ID (archived)
289
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyRwwJdW6CDrhgXVx8wG3

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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 6
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Occupation 5
physician, professor, physicist, physiologist, biophysicist
Award received 2
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok
Educated at 2
Collège Sainte-Barbe, Paris Medical Faculty
Member of 2
French Academy of Sciences, Académie Nationale de Médecine
Named after 2
D'Arsonval, darsonvalization
Country of citizenship 1
France
Employer 1
Collège de France
FactGrid item ID 1
Hobo
Field of work 1
physics
Given name 1
Jacques
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
La Porcherie
Place of death 1
La Porcherie
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Georges Lakhovsky
Student of 1
Claude Bernard
Students 1
Georges Lakhovsky
← Discoverer or inventor 1
ocean thermal energy conversion
← Partner in business or sport 1
Arthur Constantin Krebs
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Summary

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was born on June 8, 1851[1], in La Porcherie[2]. He died on December 31, 1940[3], in La Porcherie[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], physician[6], professor[7], biophysicist[8], and physiologist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval include darsonvalization[33] and D'Arsonval[34], a lunar crater[35].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of ocean thermal energy conversion[36]. Entities named for him include darsonvalization[33] and D'Arsonval[34], a lunar crater[35].

FAQs

Where was Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval born?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval's place of birth was La Porcherie[2].

Where did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval die?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval died in La Porcherie[4].

What did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval do for work?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval worked as a physicist[5], physician[6], professor[7], biophysicist[8], and physiologist[9].

Where did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval go to school?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval was educated at Paris Medical Faculty[15] and Collège Sainte-Barbe[16].

What awards did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[18], Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès[19], and honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[20].

What did Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval discover?

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval is credited as discoverer of ocean thermal energy conversion[36].

Related Entities

Claude Bernard France physics

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . French Academy of Sciences. Retrieved . academie-sciences.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . societedebiologie.sorbonne-universite.fr. Retrieved . societedebiologie.sorbonne-universite.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . cyberleninka.ru. Retrieved . cyberleninka.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès, honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Mai
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