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Ernest Esclangon
French astronomer and mathematician (1876–1954)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 17 March 1876
- Died
- 28 January 1954, 29 January 1954
- Place of birth
- Mison
- Place of death
- Eyrenville
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Ernest
- Family name
- Esclangon
- Occupation
- mathematician, astronomer, university teacher
- Position held
- president of the French Academy of Sciences
- Citizenship
- France
- Awards
- Officer of the Legion of Honour, Prix Jules Janssen, Grand prix des sciences mathématiques, Prix de Joest, Binoux Prize
- academic thesis
- Q76876384
- birth name
- Ernest Benjamon Esclangon
- doctoral advisor
- Paul Painlevé, Émile Borel
- doctoral student
- André-Louis Danjon, Vladimir Kourganoff, Daniel Barbier, Louis Couffignal, Edmée Chandon, Robert Genty, Nicolas Stoyko
- educated at
- École Normale Supérieure
- employer
- University of Paris, Paris Observatory, PSL University, Observatory of Strasbourg, Bordeaux Observatory
- languages spoken, written or signed
- French
- member of
- French Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Society of France, International Astronomical Union, Bureau des Longitudes
- name in native language
- Ernest Esclangon
- place of burial
- Q76878465
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