Henri Victor Regnault
French physicist (1810-1878) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 67
Henri Victor Regnault was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases. He was an early thermodynamicist and was mentor to William Thomson in the late 1840s. He never used his first given name, and was known throughout his lifetime as Victor Regnault.
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1878Died19 January 18781875Matteucci MedalAward1869Copley MedalAward1853Commander of the Legion of HonourAward1852Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1810Born21 July 1810
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Lived 1810 to 1878 · aged 67
