Alfred Marie Cornu ( 1841 - 1902 )

Birth: Orleans, France (06 March 1841) Death: La Chansonnerie, near Romartin, France (12 April 1902) Research Field: Optics Education: Ecole Polytechnique, Paris; Ecole des Mines, Paris Career: Professor of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1871) Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 18/12/1884 Medals/Prizes: Rumford Medal 1878.