Augustin

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Augustin is a given name of Latin origin, notably borne by the French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, a pioneer in the wave theory of light.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Agustín 7
Augustin canonical 6
Agostinho 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
person
dateOfBirth 1788
dateOfDeath 1827
derivedFrom Augustine of Hippo
surface form: Augustinus (Latin name)
etymologicalRoot augere (Latin verb meaning "to increase" or "to exalt")
fieldOfWork optics
hasCognate August
Austin
hasLanguageOfOrigin Latin
hasVariant Augustin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agostinho

Agostino
Augustin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agustín

Augustine of Hippo
surface form: Augustine

Augustine of Hippo
surface form: Augustinus
knownFor Fresnel equations
Fresnel lens
wave theory of light
meaning exalted
majestic
venerable
nameDayInSomeCountries 28 August
nationality French
notableBearer Augustin-Jean Fresnel
occupation physicist
usedInLanguage Croatian
Czech
English (rare)
French
German
Polish
Romanian
Slovak

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Augustin-Jean hasPartOfName Augustin
subject surface form: Augustin-Jean Fresnel
Augustine St. Clare givenName Augustin
this entity surface form: Augustine
Agustín de Iturbide givenName Augustin
this entity surface form: Agustín
Agustín Almodóvar givenName Augustin
this entity surface form: Agustín
Auguste hasVariant Augustin
this entity surface form: Agustín
Auguste hasVariant Augustin
August relatedName Augustin
Augustin hasVariant Augustin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agustín
Augustin hasVariant Augustin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agostinho
Farabundo Martí givenName Augustin
this entity surface form: Agustín
Augustin Guillaume givenName Augustin
Agustín Gamarra givenName Augustin
this entity surface form: Agustín
Agostinho da Silva givenName Augustin
this entity surface form: Agostinho
Agustín Argüelles givenName Augustin
this entity surface form: Agustín