About Henri Mouton
Lived 1869 – 1935 (aged 65). Henri Mouton was a French biologist, chemist, translator, university teacher, scientist and physicist.
Henri Mouton (5 September 1869 – 13 June 1935) was a French scientist.
He entered the École normale supérieure in 1889. He was a biologist at the Institut Pasteur, then maître de conférences at the Faculté des sciences in Paris from 1917, and finally professor of physical chemistry from 1927. He is best known for his discovery in 1907 of the Cotton-Mouton effect in collaboration with Aimé Cotton.
Publications Les Ultramicroscopes et les Objets Ultramicroscopiques
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Who was Henri Mouton?
French scientist (1869-1935)
When was Henri Mouton born?
Henri Mouton was born on 5 September 1869 in Cambrai.
When did Henri Mouton die?
Henri Mouton died on 13 June 1935 in Bezons.
What was Henri Mouton's occupation?
Henri Mouton was a biologist, chemist, translator, university teacher, scientist and physicist.
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Henri Mouton was French.
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