Augustin-Jean Fresnel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Augustin-Jean_Fresnel

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:École_Polytechnique gptkb:École_des_Ponts_ParisTech
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Rumford_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1788-05-10
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Broglie,_France
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	tuberculosis
gptkbp:deathDate	1827-07-14
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Ville-d'Avray,_France
gptkbp:field	gptkb:optics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Augustin-Jean Fresnel
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell gptkb:Hippolyte_Fizeau gptkb:Léon_Foucault
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens gptkb:Thomas_Young
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:wave_theory_of_light gptkb:Fresnel_diffraction gptkb:Fresnel_equations gptkb:Fresnel_integrals Lens
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:French
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature	Augustin-Jean Fresnel signature.svg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Thomas_Young gptkb:Optics gptkb:particle_theory_of_light gptkb:physical_optics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5