François Arago
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François Arago was a 19th-century French astronomer, physicist, and politician known for his work on the wave theory of light, electromagnetism, and for promoting science and republican ideals in France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| François Arago canonical | 7 |
Statements (53)
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| instanceOf |
French scientist
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1786-02-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1853-10-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École Polytechnique ⓘ |
| familyName | Arago ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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electromagnetism ⓘ optics ⓘ physics ⓘ wave theory of light ⓘ |
| givenName | François ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Jacques Arago
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Étienne Arago ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Arago
Étienne Arago ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
Martian crater Arago
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asteroid 1005 Arago ⓘ lunar crater Arago ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abolitionist stance on slavery
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defense of republican ideals in France ⓘ promoting science in France ⓘ supporting the wave theory of light ⓘ work on electromagnetism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bureau des Longitudes
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Académie des Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Poisson spot
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surface form:
Arago spot (Poisson spot) in diffraction
biographical notices of scientists (Éloges académiques) ⓘ contributions to the determination of the meridian arc for the metric system ⓘ discovery of magnetic rotation of polarized light in certain circumstances ⓘ experiments on the polarization of light ⓘ measurements related to the speed of light in air and water ⓘ popularization of Fresnel’s wave theory of light ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ physicist ⓘ politician ⓘ science communicator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Estagel, Pyrénées-Orientales, France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| politicalIdeology | republicanism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
French Minister of War
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surface form:
Minister of War and the Navy of France
director of the Paris Observatory ⓘ member of the Chamber of Deputies of France ⓘ member of the Provisional Government of 1848 (France) ⓘ perpetual secretary of the French Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris Observatory ⓘ |
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