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André-Marie Ampère

French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836).

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André-Marie Ampère was a French physicist and mathematician. Born on 20 January 1775 in Lyon, Ampère died on 10 June 1836 in Marseille at the age of 61.

Notable works include Ampère's circuital law, Ampère's force law and Monge–Ampère equation. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Foreign Member of the Royal Society and honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), among 4 recorded.

With a Wikipedia article in 120 languages, André-Marie Ampère is No. 14,496 in the People and Position Index.

Born: 20 January 1775, Lyon
Died: 10 June 1836, Marseille (aged 61)
Country: France
Known as: Physicist, mathematician, engineer
Field: Science
Languages: Ancient Greek, Latin, French
Children: 1
Wikipedia editions: 120

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Lived to 61.

20 Jan

Shares a birthday with Federico Fellini and Buzz Aldrin.

One of 80 people in the Index born in Lyon, with Karim Benzema.

120

Has a Wikipedia article in 120 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Connections

André-Marie Ampère

MotherJeanne Antoinette Desarcey
SpouseJulie Carron
ChildJean-Jacques Ampère

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Honours and works

Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour1814
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1827
Honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)1835
72 names on the Eiffel Tower

Notable works

Ampère's circuital law
Ampère's force law
Monge–Ampère equation
Memoir on the Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena, Uniquely Deduced from Experience