Gabriel Lippmann

Gabriel Lippmann
Lippmann in 1908
Born	(1845-08-16)16 August 1845 Bonnevoie, Hollerich, Luxembourg, German Confederation
Died	12 July 1921(1921-07-12) (aged 75) SS France, Atlantic Ocean
Nationality	French
Education	Lycée Napoléon
Alma mater	École normale supérieure University of Heidelberg University of Paris (PhD)
Known for	Lippmann electrometer (1873) Work on piezoelectricity (1881) Lippmann plate (1891) Conceiving integral photography (1908)
Awards	ForMemRS (1896) Nobel Prize in Physics (1908)
Honors	Legion of Honour See ranks Knight (1881) Officer (1894) Commander (1900) Grand Officer (1919)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Paris (1878–1921)
Thesis	Relations entre les phénomènes électriques et capillaires (Relationships between electrical and capillary phenomena) (1875)
Doctoral advisor	Hermann von Helmholtz[1]
Other academic advisors	Gustav Kirchhoff
Doctoral students	Pierre Curie (1895)[1] Marie Curie (1903)[1]
Other notable students	Paul Langevin[1]
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Gabriel Lippmann (/ˈlɪpmən/ LIP-muhn;^[2] 16 August 1845 – 12 July 1921) was a French physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908 "for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference".^[3]