Jacques Babinet

Summary

Jacques Babinet is a human^[1]. He was born in Lusignan^[2]. He was born on March 5, 1794^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on October 21, 1872^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], astronomer^[7], mathematician^[8], meteorologist^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Jacques Babinet's place of birth was Lusignan^[2].
• Jacques Babinet died in Paris^[4].
• Jacques Babinet was born on March 5, 1794^[3].
• Jacques Babinet died on October 21, 1872^[5].
• Burial took place at Montparnasse Cemetery^[12].
• Jacques Babinet held citizenship in France^[13].
• Jacques Babinet worked as a physicist^[6].
• Jacques Babinet worked as an astronomer^[7].
• Jacques Babinet's professions included mathematician^[8].
• Jacques Babinet's professions included meteorologist^[9].
• Jacques Babinet worked as a university teacher^[10].
• Jacques Babinet's field of work was mathematics^[14].
• Jacques Babinet's field of work was physics^[15].
• Jacques Babinet's field of work was astronomy^[16].
• Jacques Babinet was employed by Collège de France^[17].
• Jacques Babinet was employed by University of Paris^[18].
• Jacques Babinet was educated at École polytechnique^[19].
• Jacques Babinet was educated at École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz^[20].
• Jacques Babinet's education included a stint at Lycée Saint-Louis^[21].
• Jacques Babinet was a member of Société Philomathique de Paris^[22].
• Jacques Babinet was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Jacques Babinet was a member of Q30738521^[24].
• Jacques Babinet is recorded as male^[25].
• Jacques Babinet's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Jacques Babinet's Commons category is recorded as Jacques Babinet^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Lusignan^[2], Jacques Babinet… he was born on March 5, 1794^[3].

Education

Educated at École polytechnique^[19], a grande école^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1794^[30], headquartered in Palaiseau^[31]; École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz^[20], a military academy^[32], in France^[33]; and Lycée Saint-Louis^[21], an educational facility^[34], in France^[35], founded in 1965^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], astronomer^[7], mathematician^[8], meteorologist^[9], and university teacher^[10]. Fields of work include mathematics^[14], an academic discipline^[37]; physics^[15], a branch of science^[38]; and astronomy^[16], a branch of science^[39]. Employers include Collège de France^[17], a higher education institution^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1530^[42], headquartered in Paris^[43] and University of Paris^[18], a former entity^[44], in France^[45], founded in 1150^[46], headquartered in Paris^[47].

Death and Burial

Jacques Babinet died on October 21, 1872^[5]. He died in Paris^[4]. He is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jacques Babinet include Mollweide projection^[48], an equal-area projection^[49] and Babinet's principle^[50], a principle^[51].

Why It Matters

Jacques Babinet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for him include Mollweide projection^[48], an equal-area projection^[49] and Babinet's principle^[50], a principle^[51].

FAQs

Where was Jacques Babinet born?

Born in Lusignan^[2], Jacques Babinet…

Where did Jacques Babinet die?

Jacques Babinet passed away in Paris^[4].

What did Jacques Babinet do for work?

Jacques Babinet worked as physicist^[6], astronomer^[7], mathematician^[8], meteorologist^[9], and university teacher^[10].

Where did Jacques Babinet go to school?

Jacques Babinet was educated at École polytechnique^[19], École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz^[20], and Lycée Saint-Louis^[21].