PHYSICIST
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
Pierre Louis Dulong
Pierre Louis Dulong FRS FRSE (; French: [dylɔ̃]; 12 February 1785 – 19 July 1838) was a French physicist and chemist. He is remembered today largely for the law of Dulong and Petit, although he was much-lauded by his contemporaries for his studies into the elasticity of steam, conduction of heat, and specific heats of gases. He worked most extensively on the specific heat capacity and the expansion and refractive indices of gases. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Louis Dulong has received more than 64,767 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Pierre Louis Dulong is the 331st most popular physicist (down from 300th in 2019), the 1,670th most popular biography from France (down from 1,490th in 2019) and the 35th most popular French Physicist.
Pierre Louis Dulong is most famous for his work in thermodynamics and for being the first person to identify the Dulong-Petit law.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
10.21
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Pierre Louis Dulong ranks 331 out of 851. Before him are Bruno Pontecorvo, John B. Goodenough, Luis Walter Alvarez, Daniel C. Tsui, Félix Savart, and Joseph Swan. After him are Ami Argand, Donna Strickland, Otto Schmidt, Frank Wilczek, Ferenc Krausz, and Frank Oppenheimer.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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1913 - 1993
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 325
John B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 326
Luis Walter Alvarez
1911 - 1988
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 327
Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 328
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 329
Joseph Swan
1828 - 1914
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 330
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 331
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 332
Donna Strickland
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 333
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 334
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 335
Ferenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 336
Frank Oppenheimer
1912 - 1985
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 337
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1785, Pierre Louis Dulong ranks 11. Before him are Alessandro Manzoni, Bettina von Arnim, Lin Zexu, Claude-Louis Navier, Thomas De Quincey, and Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are John James Audubon, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Hans Karl von Diebitsch, Florestan I, Prince of Monaco, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Diponegoro. Among people deceased in 1838, Pierre Louis Dulong ranks 9. Before him are Adelbert von Chamisso, Johanna Schopenhauer, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Bernard Courtois, Ivan Kotliarevsky, and Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony. After him are Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Ferdinand Ries, Bernhard Crusell, Hussein Dey, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, and René Caillié.
Others Born in 1785
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Manzoni
WRITER
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 5
Bettina von Arnim
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 6
Lin Zexu
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1850
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 7
Claude-Louis Navier
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1836
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 8
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 9
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1851
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 10
Pierre Louis Dulong
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 11
John James Audubon
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1851
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 12
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1845
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 13
Hans Karl von Diebitsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1785 - 1831
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 14
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1856
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 15
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1831
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 16
Diponegoro
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1855
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1838
Go to all RankingsAdelbert von Chamisso
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 3
Johanna Schopenhauer
WRITER
1766 - 1838
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 4
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
PHYSICIAN
1774 - 1838
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 5
Bernard Courtois
CHEMIST
1777 - 1838
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 6
Ivan Kotliarevsky
WRITER
1769 - 1838
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 8
Pierre Louis Dulong
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 9
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy
WRITER
1758 - 1838
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 10
Ferdinand Ries
COMPOSER
1784 - 1838
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 11
Bernhard Crusell
COMPOSER
1775 - 1838
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 12
Hussein Dey
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1838
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 13
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
INVENTOR
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 14
René Caillié
EXPLORER
1799 - 1838
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 15
In France
Among people born in France, Pierre Louis Dulong ranks 1,670 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Feydeau (1862), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282), Sacha Distel (1933), Charles-François Lebrun (1739), and Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806). After him are Louis-Michel van Loo (1707), Régis Debray (1940), Auguste Charlois (1864), Christian de Castries (1902), Recceswinth (620), and Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGeorges Feydeau
WRITER
1862 - 1921
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1,664
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1675
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,665
Margaret of France, Queen of England
COMPANION
1282 - 1318
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,666
Sacha Distel
SINGER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,667
Charles-François Lebrun
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1824
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,668
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,669
Pierre Louis Dulong
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,670
Louis-Michel van Loo
PAINTER
1707 - 1771
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,671
Régis Debray
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,672
Auguste Charlois
ASTRONOMER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,673
Christian de Castries
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1991
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,674
Recceswinth
POLITICIAN
620 - 672
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,675
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1740
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,676
Among PHYSICISTS In France
Among physicists born in France, Pierre Louis Dulong ranks 35. Before him are Antoine César Becquerel (1788), Anne L'Huillier (1958), Hélène Langevin-Joliot (1927), Paul-Jacques Curie (1855), Henri Pitot (1695), and Félix Savart (1791). After him are John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683), Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785), Jean-Charles de Borda (1733), Marguerite Perey (1909), Auguste Bravais (1811), and Gaston Planté (1834).
Antoine César Becquerel
1788 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 29
Anne L'Huillier
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 30
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
1927 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 31
Paul-Jacques Curie
1855 - 1941
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 32
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 33
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 34
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 35
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 36
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
1785 - 1845
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 37
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 38
Marguerite Perey
1909 - 1975
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 39
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 40
Gaston Planté
1834 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 41