| Authorised form of name | Plateau; Joseph Antoine Ferdinand (1801 - 1883) |
| Dates | 1801 - 1883 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium |
| Date of birth | 14 October 1801 |
| Place of death | Ghent, Belgium |
| Date of death | 15 September 1883 |
| Research field | Physics |
| Visual perception |
| Activity | Career:
Professor of Physics, Ghent (1835); studied physiological optics and molecular forces; went blind, having damaged his eyes by staring at the sun in 1829 (1843); continued his work with the help of his wife, his son, and his son-in-law
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| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 24/11/1870 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/36928868 |
| Code | NA6531 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1870/18 | Plateau, Joseph Antoine Ferdinand: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/12/87 | Letter from J [Joseph] Plateau, place du Casino, [?] Gand, Belgium, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 24 August 1880 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
| HS/14/168 | Letter, from Joseph A. F. Plateau to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gand | 6 October 1864 |
| HS/14/167 | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph A. F. Plateau | 25 September 1864 |