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François Massieu

French engineer and mathematician (1832-1896) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 63

François Jacques Dominique Massieu was a French thermodynamics engineer noted for his two 1869 characteristic functions, each of which known as a Massieu function, as cited by American engineer Willard Gibbs in his 1876 On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances.

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1896Died5 February 18961892Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1889Named Professor emeritusOffice1 January 18891861Named ChairOffice1 January 1861 to 1 December 18861857Named ProfessorOffice1 March 1857 to 1 January 1859Named Corps des minesOffice10 January 18571832Born4 August 1832

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Officer of the Legion of Honour1892
Officier de l'Instruction publique

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Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1832 to 1896 · aged 63