Pierre Janssen
1824 – 1907 · aged 83
French astronomer (1824-1907)
- Born
- 22 Feb 1824 · Paris
- Died
- 23 Dec 1907 · Meudon
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- 22 Feb 1824BornBorn in Paris
- 1868AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 1868AwardLalande Prize
- 1875AwardForeign Member of the Royal Society
- 1876AwardRumford Medal
- 1887 – 1888RolePresident of the French Academy of Sciences
- 1893AwardCommander of the Legion of Honour
- 1895 – 1897RoleChairperson
- 23 Dec 1907DiedDied in Meudon
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Major world events during their lifetime (1824 – 1907).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Pierre Jules César Janssen (22 February 1824 – 23 December 1907), usually known as Jules Janssen, was a French astronomer who, along with English scientist Joseph Norman Lockyer, is credited with discovering the gaseous nature of the solar chromosphere, and with some justification the element helium.
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