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Authorised form of namePlateau; Joseph Antoine Ferdinand (1801 - 1883)
Dates1801 - 1883
NationalityBelgian
Place of birthBrussels, Belgium
Date of birth14 October 1801
Place of deathGhent, Belgium
Date of death15 September 1883
Research fieldPhysics
Visual perception
ActivityCareer:
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
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election24/11/1870
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/36928868
CodeNA6531
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1870/18Plateau, Joseph Antoine Ferdinand: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/12/87Letter from J [Joseph] Plateau, place du Casino, [?] Gand, Belgium, to the Secretary of the Royal Society24 August 1880
MC/12Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1880-1883
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