Athanase Dupré
French mathematician and physicist
About Athanase Dupré
Lived 1808 – 1869 (aged 60). Athanase Dupré was a French mathematician, physicist, university teacher and dean.
Louis Victoire Athanase Dupré (28 December 1808 – 10 August 1869) was a French mathematician and physicist noted for his 1860s publications on the mechanical theory of heat (thermodynamics); work that was said to have inspired the publications of engineer François Massieu and his Massieu functions; which in turn inspired the work of American engineer Willard Gibbs and his fundamental equations.
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Who was Athanase Dupré?
French mathematician and physicist (1808–1869)
When was Athanase Dupré born?
Athanase Dupré was born on 28 December 1808 in Cerisiers.
When did Athanase Dupré die?
Athanase Dupré died on 10 August 1869 in Rennes.
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Athanase Dupré was a mathematician, physicist, university teacher and dean.
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Athanase Dupré was French.
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