Gaspard de Prony ✓ Source-based stable French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics (1755-1839)
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Baron Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de Prony was a French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics. He was born at Chamelet, Beaujolais, France and died in Asnières-sur-Seine, France.
Awards 4 Commander of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Order of Saint Michael
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
72 names on the Eiffel Tower
About this person Country
France
Dates
Lived 1755 to 1839 · aged 84
Written about in
24 languages
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Historical 19
Attention shift 2
Source confidence 60
Completeness 70
Through time 18th century
1800 1900 2010
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