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Gabriel Lippmann
Jonas Ferdinand Gabriel Lippmann (16 August 1845 – 13 July 1921) was a Franco-Luxembourgish physicist and inventor, and Nobel laureate in physics for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference. His parents were French Jews. Early life and education Gabriel Lippmann was born in Bonnevoie, Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Bouneweg), on 16 August 1845. At the time, Bonnevoie was part of the commune of Hollerich (Luxembourgish: Hollerech) which is often given as his place of birth. (Both places, Bonnevoie and Hollerich, are now districts of Luxembourg City.) His father, Isaïe, a French Jew born in Ennery near Metz, managed the family glove-making business at the former convent in Bonnevoie. In 1848, the family moved to Paris where Lippmann was initially tutored by his mother, Miriam Rose (Lévy), before attending the Lycée Napoléon (now Lycée Henri-IV). He was said to have been a rather inattentive but thoughtful pupil with a specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnevoie
Bonnevoie ( lb, Bouneweg, german: Bonneweg) is an area of south-eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is divided between the quarters of North Bonnevoie-Verlorenkost and South Bonnevoie. It is the biggest neighbourhood in the city, with more than 15,000 inhabitants. Famous people born in, or residents of Bonnevoie include: * John E. Dolibois, United States ambassador to Luxembourg * Hugo Gernsback, editor and science fiction author * François Hentges, gymnast * Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (1908) * Corinne Cahen Corinne Cahen is a Luxembourgish politician who has been Minister of Family and Integration and the Greater Region in the Bettel–Schneider Ministry I since 4 December 2013. She was born on 16 May 1973 in Luxembourg City, and grew up in a Jewi ..., Luxembourg Minister of Family and Integration and the Greater Region in the Bettel–Schneider ministry Neighbourhoods of Luxembourg City {{Luxembourgcant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
