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Broglie, Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, Prince de(Louis)
1892 - He was born in Dieppe (Seine-Maritime), on the 15th of August.
1924-1932 - De Broglie taught theoretical physics in the University of Paris; he occupied the chair in that subject.
1933 - Louis de Broglie became a member of the Académie des sciences.
1934 - He was received as a member by his own brother Maurice.
1942 - He was the academy's perpetual secretary.
1944 - On the 12th of October, he was elected to the Académie française, replacing mathematician Émile Picard.
1945 - De Broglie was awarded a post as counselor to the French High Commission of Atomic Energy for his efforts to bring industry and science closer together.
1952-1953 - UNESCO awarded him the first Kalinga Prize for his work in popularizing scientific knowledge, and he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London on 23 April.
1961 - He received the title of Knight of the Grand Cross in the Légion d'honneur.
1987 - He died on the 19th of March.
1924-1932 - De Broglie taught theoretical physics in the University of Paris; he occupied the chair in that subject.
1933 - Louis de Broglie became a member of the Académie des sciences.
1934 - He was received as a member by his own brother Maurice.
1942 - He was the academy's perpetual secretary.
1944 - On the 12th of October, he was elected to the Académie française, replacing mathematician Émile Picard.
1945 - De Broglie was awarded a post as counselor to the French High Commission of Atomic Energy for his efforts to bring industry and science closer together.
1952-1953 - UNESCO awarded him the first Kalinga Prize for his work in popularizing scientific knowledge, and he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London on 23 April.
1961 - He received the title of Knight of the Grand Cross in the Légion d'honneur.
1987 - He died on the 19th of March.
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