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Félix Tisserand
François Félix Tisserand
French astronomer (1845-1896).
Wikipedia | Félix Tisserand
Statements about
Félix Tisserand
Occupation
Astronomer
Mathematician
Place of Birth
Nuits-Saint-Georges
Country
:
July Monarchy
Place of Death
Paris
Country
:
French Third Republic
Country of Citizenship
France
Date of Birth
1/13/1845
Date of Death
10/20/1896
Instance Of
Human
Image
Member Of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
(1878 - )
Start Time
:
1878
Russian Academy of Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
(1893 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
:
1893
1874 Transit of Venus French Expedition to Japan
Astronomical Society of France
Göttingen Academy of Sciences
Given Name
Félix
Series Ordinal
:
2
François
Series Ordinal
:
1
Described by Source
Nordisk Familjebok
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24491667
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q112809265
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Tisserand, François Félix
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24755619
Birth Name
François Félix Tisserand
Educated At
École Normale Supérieure
(1863 - 1866)
Start Time
:
1863
End Time
:
1866
Employer
Paris Observatory, PSL University
(1866 - 1873)
Start Time
:
1866
End Time
:
1873
Toulouse Observatory
(1873 - 1878)
Start Time
:
1873
End Time
:
1878
University of Paris
(1885 - 1896)
Start Time
:
1885
End Time
:
1896
Paris Observatory, PSL University
(1878 - 1896)
Start Time
:
1878
End Time
:
1896
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Family Name
Tisserand
Field of Work
Astronomy
Name in Native Language
Félix Tisserand
Award Received
Lalande Prize
(1874)
Point in Time
:
1874
Officer of the Legion of Honour
(1893)
Point in Time
:
1893
Knight of the Legion of Honour
(1875)
Point in Time
:
1875
Cause of Death
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
French
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Burial
Montparnasse Cemetery
Burial Plot Reference
:
Div. 3
Coordinate Location
:
48.8387°N 2.3258°E
Academic Degree
Doctor of Science
(1868)
Conferred By
:
Science Faculty of Paris
Point in Time
:
1868
Position Held
Director
(1873 - 1878)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Toulouse Observatory
Replaces
:
Pierre Adolphe Daguin
Replaced By
:
Benjamin Baillaud
Start Time
:
1873
End Time
:
1878
Director
(1892 - 1896)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Paris Observatory, PSL University
Replaces
:
Ernest Amédée Barthélemy Mouchez
Replaced By
:
Maurice Loewy
Start Time
:
1892
End Time
:
1896
Academic Thesis
Exposition, D'après Les Principes De Jacobi, De La Méthode Suivie Par M. Delaunay Dans Sa Théorie Du Mouvement De La Lune Autour De La Terre; Extension De La Méthode
Described at URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20101216 ...
https://web.archive.org/web/20101216 ...
https://henripoincarepapers.univ-lor ...
Notable Work
Tisserand's Parameter
Tisserand's Criterion
Participant In
1874 Transit of Venus French Expedition to Japan
External Pages About Félix Tisserand
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
National Academy of Sciences Member
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