Fulgence Fresnel

Fulgence Fresnel
Born16 April 1795
Died30 November 1855(1855-11-30) (aged 60)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Assyriologist
Orientalist
Translator
Diplomat
RelativesAugustin-Jean Fresnel (brother)
Léonor Mérimée (uncle)
Prosper Mérimée (cousin)

Fulgence Fresnel (/ˈfrn-, ˈfrɛn.ɛl, -əl/ FRAYN-, FREN-el, -⁠əl or /frˈnɛl/ fray-NEL;[1] French: [fylʒɑ̃s fʁɛnɛl];[2] (15 April 1795 – 30 November 1855) was a French Orientalist. He was brother to the noted physicist Augustin Fresnel (1788–1827). Fresnel was an Orientalist scholar who led one of the first archaeological teams to excavate in Mesopotamia.

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0..
  2. ^ "Fresnel" Archived 2020-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Collins English Dictionary / Webster's New World College Dictionary.