César-Mansuète Despretz
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César-Mansuète Despretz was a chemist
and physicist
, b. at Lessines
, Belgium, 11 May 1798; d. at Paris, 11 May 1863. He was Chaire de physique at the Faculté des sciences in Paris.
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, b. at Lessines
Lessines
Lessines is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Lessines had a total population of 17,848. The total area is 72.29 km² which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km²...
, Belgium, 11 May 1798; d. at Paris, 11 May 1863. He was Chaire de physique at the Faculté des sciences in Paris.