Hippolyte Fizeau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hippolyte Fizeau

French physicist

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1819

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1896

Profession: astronomer, engineer, physicist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau FRS FRSE MIF (23 September 1819 – 18 September 1896) was a French physicist, best known for measuring the speed of light in the namesake Fizeau experiment.