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Charles-Augustin Meurice
Charles-Augustin is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736–1806), French military engineer and physicist *Charles V Augustin van de Werve, 3rd Count of Vorsselaer *Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (; 23 December 1804 – 13 October 1869) was a French literary critic. Early life He was born in Boulogne, educated there, and studied medicine at the Collège Charlemagne in Paris (1824–27). In 1828, he se ... (1804–1869), French literary critic {{given name Compound given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Augustin De Coulomb
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (; ; 14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French officer, engineer, and physicist. He is best known as the eponymous discoverer of what is now called Coulomb's law, the description of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion. He also did important work on friction. The SI unit of electric charge, the coulomb, was named in his honor in 1880. Life Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was born in Angoulême, Angoumois county, France, to Henry Coulomb, an inspector of the royal demesne originally from Montpellier, and Catherine Bajet. He was baptised at the parish church of St. André. The family moved to Paris early in his childhood, and he studied at Collège Mazarin. His studies included philosophy, language and literature. He also received a good education in mathematics, astronomy, chemistry and botany. When his father suffered a financial setback, he was forced to leave Paris, and went to Montpellier. Coulomb submitted his first publication t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles V Augustin Van De Werve, 3rd Count Of Vorsselaer
Charles-Augustin van de Werve, count of Vorselaar Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2. Famous inhabitants * ..., baron of Lichtaert and of Rielen Family He was the son of Augustin van de Werve, baron of Lichtaert and of Marie-Anne van Colen. When his grandfather ( Charles IV Bernard van de Werve, 2nd Count of Vorsselaer) died, he inherited the title of count of Vorselaer. Charles-Augustin was a mentally handicapped person. He was officially the count of Vorselaar, but it was his younger brother, Louis-Paul, who used the title. Charles-Augustin lived in the castle of Klavarblad and Louis-Paul lived in the castle of Vorselaar. Louis-Paul became never count of Vorselaar, because he died before his brother, he was just baron of Lichtaert. , - 1786 births 1862 deaths Charles-Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (; 23 December 1804 – 13 October 1869) was a French literary critic. Early life He was born in Boulogne, educated there, and studied medicine at the Collège Charlemagne in Paris (1824–27). In 1828, he served in the St Louis Hospital. Beginning in 1824, he contributed literary articles, the ''Premier lundis'' of his collected ''Works'', to the newspaper ''Globe'', and in 1827 he came, by a review of Victor Hugo's ''Odes et Ballades'', into close association with Hugo and the Cénacle, the literary circle that strove to define the ideas of the rising Romanticism and struggle against classical formalism. Sainte-Beuve became friendly with Hugo after publishing a favourable review of the author's work but later had an affair with Hugo's wife, Adèle Foucher, which resulted in their estrangement. Curiously, when Sainte-Beuve was made a member of the French Academy in 1845, the ceremonial duty of giving the reception speech fell upon Hugo. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
