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Jacques Piccard

Swiss oceanographer (1922–2008)

  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum14.4
  • Switzerland rank#170
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  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum14.4
  • Switzerland rank#170
  • Wikipedia9.9K
Lived 1922–2008, aged 86Switzerland
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    39 languages
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  • Rank in Switzerland
    #170
    Scientists
  • Era
    1922–2008
    Aged 86
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-10

Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, known for having developed submarines for studying ocean currents. In the Challenger Deep, he and Lieutenant Don Walsh of the United States Navy were the first people to explore the deepest known part of the world's ocean, and the deepest known location on the surface of Earth's crust, the Mariana Trench, located in the western North Pacific Ocean.

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Momentum14.4
Historical21.5
Now attention3.9
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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