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Louis-François-Clement Breguet

1804 - 1883

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Louis Clément François Breguet (French pronunciation: [lwi klemɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa bʁeɡɛ]; 22 December 1804 – 27 October 1883) was a French physicist and watchmaker, noted for his work in the early days of telegraphy. Educated in Switzerland, Breguet was the grandson of Abraham-Louis Breguet, founder of the watch manufacturing company Breguet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis-François-Clement Breguet has received more than 29,464 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Louis-François-Clement Breguet is the 450th most popular physicist (up from 546th in 2019), the 2,754th most popular biography from France (up from 3,621st in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Louis-François-Clement Breguet ranks 450 out of 851. Before him are Gabriele Veneziano, Meghnad Saha, Johannes Franz Hartmann, Lyman Spitzer, Hagen Kleinert, and Louis Harold Gray. After him are Boris Podolsky, Erich Hückel, Alan Guth, Marietta Blau, Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, and Berta Karlik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Louis-François-Clement Breguet ranks 38. Before him are Handrij Zejler, Aleksander Chodźko, Julius Benedict, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, Daniele Manin, and Duke Alexander of Württemberg. After him are Louise Farrenc, Aleksey Khomyakov, John Gould, Constantin Hansen, Jim Bridger, and Victor Schœlcher. Among people deceased in 1883, Louis-François-Clement Breguet ranks 39. Before him are Hendrik Conscience, Edward FitzGerald, Juliette Drouet, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Filippo Pacini, and Jenny Longuet. After him are Gustave Aimard, Napoleon Orda, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Ciprian Porumbescu, Dục Đức, and Auguste Clésinger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis-François-Clement Breguet ranks 2,754 out of 6,770. Before him are Walter of Châtillon (1135), Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao (1796), Jenny Longuet (1844), Antoine François Marmontel (1816), Antoine Forqueray (1671), and Roger Walkowiak (1927). After him are Bruno Metsu (1954), Gustave Aimard (1818), Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803), René Crevel (1900), Jean-Hugues Anglade (1955), and Barthélemy Catherine Joubert (1769).

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Among PHYSICISTS In France

Among physicists born in France, Louis-François-Clement Breguet ranks 51. Before him are Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700), Louis Poinsot (1777), Léon Brillouin (1889), Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851), Henri Tresca (1814), and Louis Paul Cailletet (1832). After him are Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (1797), Jules Jamin (1818), Pierre Victor Auger (1899), Gaspard de Prony (1755), Marie Alfred Cornu (1841), and Jacques Babinet (1794).

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