André-Marie Ampère

**André-Marie Ampère**
André-Marie Ampère
Born	22 January 1775; Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or, France
Died	10 June 1836 (aged 61); Marseille, France
Fields	electromagnetism

André-Marie Ampère (22 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist, best known for his work on electromagnetism.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notes and references

↑ Ampère (André-Marie). In Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle; Pierre Larousse: Paris, 1866; Vol. 1, p 296.
↑ Ampère (André-Marie). In La Grande Encyclopédie; Lamirault: Paris, 1886; Vol. 2, pp 814–18.
↑ Ampère, André Marie. In Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.; University Press: Cambridge, 1911; Vol. 1, pp 878–79, <http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Amp%C3%A8re%2C+Andr%C3%A9+Marie>.

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Name	Ampère, André-Marie
Alternative names
Short description	French physicist
Date of birth	1775-01-22
Place of birth	Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or, France
Date of death	1836-06-10
Place of death	Marseille, France

André-Marie Ampère
Born	22 January 1775(1775-01-22) Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or, France
Died	10 June 1836 (aged 61) Marseille, France
Fields	electromagnetism