Siméon Denis Poisson
1781
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1840
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: École polytechnique
occupation: mathematician, astronomer, physicist, university teacher, politician, statistician
award received: Copley Medal, Lalande Prize, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
position held: Pair of France, president
student of: Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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