About Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois
Lived 1759 – 1832 (aged 72). Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois was a French painter, printmaker, physicist, chemist and miniature painter.
C. G. A. Bourgeois; portrait by Louis-Léopold Boilly (c.1800) Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois (16 December 1759 – 7 May 1832) was a French physicist and painter.
As a painter, he's known by his gray camaïeux; some of his portraits are in the Musée du Louvre.
As a physicist, he was an important optician. His two main works are: Leçons expérimentales d'optique sur la lumière et les couleurs destinées à rétablir dans leur intégrité les faits dénaturés par Newton (1816–1817) Manuel d'optique expérimentale à l'usage des artistes et des physiciens (1821).
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Who was Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois?
French painter (1759-1832)
When was Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois born?
Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois was born on 16 December 1759 in Amiens.
When did Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois die?
Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois died on 7 May 1832 in Paris.
What was Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois's occupation?
Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois was a painter, printmaker, physicist, chemist and miniature painter.
What nationality was Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois?
Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois was French.
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