Hippolyte Fizeau
1819 – 1896 · aged 77
French physicist (1819–1896)
- Born
- 23 Sept 1819 · Paris
- Died
- 18 Sept 1896 · château de Venteuil
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- 23 Sept 1819BornBorn in Paris
- 1849AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 1866AwardRumford Medal
- 1875AwardForeign Member of the Royal Society
- 1878RolePresident of the French Academy of Sciences
- 18 Sept 1896DiedDied in château de Venteuil
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Major world events during their lifetime (1819 – 1896).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
Biography
Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau (French: [ipɔlit fizo]; 23 September 1819 – 18 September 1896) was a French physicist who, in 1849, measured the speed of light to within 5% accuracy. In 1851, he measured the speed of light in moving water in an experiment known as the Fizeau experiment.
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