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Augustin Fresnel

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Augustin Fresnel

Birth
Broglie, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Death
14 Jul 1827 (aged 39)
Ville-d'Avray, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Plot
14 Div, Ligne 5,
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Inventor. He was the inventor of the Fresnel Lens used in lighthouses around the world beginning in 1823 with the Cordouan Lighthouse in France. After a lifelong battle with tuberculosis, Fresnel died from the disease on July 14, 1827, at the age of 39.
Inventor. He was the inventor of the Fresnel Lens used in lighthouses around the world beginning in 1823 with the Cordouan Lighthouse in France. After a lifelong battle with tuberculosis, Fresnel died from the disease on July 14, 1827, at the age of 39.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Rik Van Beveren
  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44170799/augustin-fresnel: accessed ), memorial page for Augustin Fresnel (10 May 1788–14 Jul 1827), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44170799, citing Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.