René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
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René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur was an 18th-century French scientist and inventor renowned for his work in physics, natural history, and for devising the Réaumur temperature scale.
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| René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
entomologist
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human ⓘ inventor ⓘ metallurgist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ physicist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1683-02-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1757-10-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Saint-Julien-du-Terroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developed | Réaumur temperature scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collège de Beauvais
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University of Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ferchault de Réaumur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entomology
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metallurgy ⓘ natural history ⓘ physics ⓘ temperature measurement ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | René NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInNativeLanguage | René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later entomologists ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent temperature scales ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Réaumur temperature scale
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research on steel and iron ⓘ studies of insects ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| notableWork | Mémoires pour servir à l’histoire des insectes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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researcher ⓘ |
| patronage | supported by the French crown ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the French Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| proposed |
0 degrees Réaumur as freezing point of water
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80 degrees Réaumur as boiling point of water ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| studied |
insect metamorphosis
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production of steel ⓘ social behavior of insects ⓘ thermometry ⓘ |
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