Hippolyte Fizeau
Hippolyte Fizeau was a Belgian physicist, astronomer, engineer, daguerreotypist and photographer (1819–1896). He was born at Paris and died at château de Venteuil.
Also recorded as Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau; Louis Armand Hippolyte Fizeau; A. H. L. Fizeau; Hippolyte Louis Fizeau; Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau.
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Formation and teaching
Hippolyte Fizeau studied at Collège Stanislas de Paris, Paris Medical Faculty and Collège de France. He trained under Henri Victor Regnault and François Arago.
Career and activity
Hippolyte Fizeau worked in physics.
Recorded position is president of the French Academy of Sciences. He belonged to Royal Society, Société Philomathique de Paris, French Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. He worked at Paris.
Identity
What the record establishes about Hippolyte Fizeau.
Hippolyte Fizeau is recorded with the occupation daguerreotypist. Hippolyte Fizeau is recorded as a citizen of Belgium. Hippolyte Fizeau is recorded as physicist, astronomer, engineer, daguerreotypist and photographer. Hippolyte Fizeau is recorded at birth as Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau. Hippolyte Fizeau is recorded with the citizenship of Belgium.
Works and catalogued output
What Hippolyte Fizeau produced.
Peasant Father and His Son is dated 1842 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1963.597). St. Sulpice, Paris is dated ca. 1841 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.122.22). Rooftops, Paris is dated 1843 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2018.163). The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 3 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 2 works under this heading.
Context
Hippolyte Fizeau is also recorded as Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau; Louis Armand Hippolyte Fizeau; A. H. L. Fizeau; Hippolyte Louis Fizeau; Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau. [Paris Rooftops] is dated 1841 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2005.100.1322). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 6 objects associated with this heading.
Reception
Hippolyte Fizeau is recorded as having received Rumford Medal, Foreign Member of the Royal Society and 72 names on the Eiffel Tower. DataCite Commons publishes 3 deposited research records for this heading.
Holdings and surviving copies
The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 6 objects associated with this name. Metropolitan Museum of Art records 1 object associated with this heading.
Catalogued works
3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1842 to 1843.
Rooftops, Paris, dated 1843, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2018.163. The Hypotheses Relating to the Luminous Aether. Peasant Father and His Son, dated 1842, photogravure, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1963.597.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Chapitre 3. L’effet Doppler-Fizeau, Hippolyte Fizeau, 2020. Appendice 3. Correspondance Fizeau-Foucault, Hippolyte Fizeau, 2020.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by DataCite (SEE).
Hippolyte Fizeau, le maître de la lumière (2020) — DataCite (SEE).
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Hippolyte Fizeau studied at Collège Stanislas de Paris, Paris Medical Faculty and Collège de France. training under Henri Victor Regnault and François Arago is recorded. the recorded working language is French.
The field of work recorded is physics.
Residence is recorded at Paris. Positions recorded include president of the French Academy of Sciences. Membership is recorded of Royal Society, Société Philomathique de Paris and French Academy of Sciences.
Works named in the authority record are Doppler effect, Fizeau experiment, Fizeau interferometer and Fizeau–Foucault apparatus.
Work by Hippolyte Fizeau is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Photography Collection.
Distinctions recorded are Rumford Medal, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Chronology
- 1819Hippolyte Fizeau born at Paris.
- 1819Hippolyte Fizeau was born in 1819 at Paris.
- 1819Hippolyte Fizeau was born on 23 September 1819.
- 1841St. Sulpice, Paris is dated ca. 1841 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.122.22).
- 1841St. Sulpice, Paris (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1841[Man and Boy] (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1841[Paris Rooftops] (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1841[Paris Rooftops] is dated 1841 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2005.100.1322).
- 1842Peasant Father and His Son is dated 1842 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1963.597).
- 1842Peasant Father and His Son (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1843Rooftops, Paris is dated 1843 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2018.163).
- 1843Rooftops, Paris (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1896Hippolyte Fizeau died at château de Venteuil.
- 1896Hippolyte Fizeau died in 1896 at château de Venteuil.
- 1896Hippolyte Fizeau died on 18 September 1896.
Connections
Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.
Born at
- ParisPlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Appendice 3. Correspondance Fizeau-Foucault, Hippolyte Fizeau, 2020
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Chapitre 3. L’effet Doppler-Fizeau, Hippolyte Fizeau, 2020
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Hippolyte Fizeau”
Institutional database · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Hippolyte Fizeau”
Institutional database · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q216814: Hippolyte Fizeau
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 6.
Project Gutenberg holds 1 full text attributed to Hippolyte Fizeau.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Hippolyte Fizeau.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 8.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Hippolyte Fizeau (6 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 9.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Hippolyte Fizeau.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
“Hippolyte Fizeau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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