Vivienne in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Edouard Léon Scott de Martinville

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 3, 2024

1. Edouard Léon Scott de Martinville Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici s’elevait la maison oú est mort le 26 avril 1879 Edouard Leon Scott de Martinville
Né a Paris le 25 avril 1817
Inventeur en 1857 du phonautographe
Appareil enregisteur des son d’oú est dérivé vingt ans plus tard le phonographe

English translation
Here stood the house where Edouard Léon Scott de Martinville died on April 26, 1879
Born in Paris on April 25, 1817
Inventor in 1857 of the phonautograph, a sound recorder from which the phonograph was derived twenty years later

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Entertainment • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1879.

Location. 48° 52.073′ N, 2° 20.364′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Vivienne. It is at the intersection of Rue Vivienne and Rue Colbert, on the left when traveling south on Rue Vivienne. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75002, 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Gustave Trouvé (a few steps from this marker); Rue Vivienne Deported Jewish Children Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Death of Jean Baptiste le Moyne de Bienville (within shouting distance of this marker); Kenzo Takada (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Site Richelieu (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel de Nevers (about 90 meters away); L'Opera de la rue de Richelieu (about 90 meters away); Square Louvois (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 15, 2024.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 3, 2024

2. Edouard Léon Scott de Martinville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.