Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Henri Beghin

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

1. Henri Beghin Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Le professeur Henri Beghin
Membre de l'Académie des Sciences
(Section de Mécanique)
a habité dans cette maison
de 1936 jusqu'à sa mort en 1969

(English translation:)

Professor Henri Beghin, Member of the Academie des Sciences (Mechanics Section), lived in this building from 1936 until his death in 1969.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is February 22, 1969.

Location. 48° 51.132′ N, 2° 19.585′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin. It is on Boulevard Raspail, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 42 Boulevard Raspail, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Maurice Desrez (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Boucicaut (1873) (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Bon Marché (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); François-René de Chateaubriand (about 210 meters away); Pierre Poivre (1719-1786) (about 210 meters away); James McNeill Whistler (about 210 meters away); Pierre-Simon Laplace (about 240 meters away); Romain Gary (about 240 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Henri Béghin (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Henri Béghin (16 September 1876 – 22 February 1969) was a French professor of mathematical and applied mechanics.

Béghin's was born in Lille where his father was an engineer trained at the École Polytechnique who was involved in founding the Northern Railway Company. Béghin went to the École normale supérieure (1894-1897), where his contemporaries included Paul Montel, Henri Lebesgue, Paul Langevin, and Charles Péguy. He became a chair of applied mechanics at the University of Lille in 1924. He trained students of the Naval Academy from 1899 to 1921. His
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

2. Henri Beghin Marker - wide view
work included studies to develop a high precision gyro-compass and a gyro-stabilized sextant for use with ship-mounted guns. He became a professor at Paris and 1929. His textbook on exercises in mechanics published in 1930 was very influential.

(Submitted on July 30, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.