André-Marie Ampère

Physicist, Academic

1775 – 1836

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Who was André-Marie Ampère?

André-Marie Ampère was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him.

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Born
Jan 20, 1775
Lyon
Also known as
  • Andre-Marie Ampere
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Employment
  • École Polytechnique
    (1804 - )
Lived in
  • France
  • Lyon
Died
Jun 10, 1836
Marseille
Resting place
Montmartre Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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