Died 1867-12-22.
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Jean-Victor Poncelet
Jean-Victor Poncelet was a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the Commanding General of the École Polytechnique. He is considered a reviver of projective geometry, and his work Traité des propriétés projectives des figures is considered the first definitive text on the subject since Gérard Desargues' work on it in the 17th century. He later wrote an introduction to it: Ap…
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Born 1 July 1788 · Died 22 December 1867 · Q168452
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1867· 1 entry
1865· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1865).
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1863· 1 entry
Awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1863).
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1853· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1853).
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1850· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (1850).
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1848· 4 entries
Became the commanding general of his alma mater, the École Polytechnique
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Poncelet became the Commanding General of his alma mater, the École Polytechnique
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Career landmark: Member of the 1848 Constituent Assembly (1848–1849).
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Career landmark: director (1848–1850).
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1842· 2 entries
Awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1842).
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Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1842–1842).
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1840· 1 entry
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1840–1840).
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1837· 1 entry
A tenured 'Chaire de mécanique physique et expérimentale' was specially created for him at the Sorbonne (the University of Paris)
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1835· 1 entry
Left École d'Application, and in December 1837 became a tenured professor at Sorbonne (the University of Paris), where a 'Chaire de mécanique physique et expérimentale' was specially created for him with the support o
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1825· 2 entries
Awarded Montyon Science Award (1825).
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Became the professor of mechanics at the École d'Application in Metz, a position he held until 1835
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1822· 1 entry
While at this position, he published Traité des propriétés projectives des figures
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1815· 1 entry
The year after his release, Poncelet was employed a military engineer at his hometown of Metz
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1812· 2 entries
In which he was captured and held prisoner until 1814
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Studied at École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz (1810–1812).
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1810· 1 entry
Studied at École polytechnique (1807–1810).
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1807· 1 entry
Studied at Lycée Fabert (1807).
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1788· 1 entry
Born 1788-07-01.
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