Alexandre Edmond Becquerel ( 1820 - 1891 )

Birth: Paris, France (24 March 1820) Death: Paris, France (11 May 1891) Research Field: Experimental physics Career: Assistant and successor to his father, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Professor of Physics, Conservatoire des arts et Metiers, Paris; studied photochemistry, spectroscopy and phosphorescence Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 31/05/1888.