Henri Victor Regnault

Victor Regnault
Regnault in the 1860s
Born
Henri Victor Regnault

(1810-07-21)21 July 1810
Died19 January 1878(1878-01-19) (aged 67)
Paris, France
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
ChildrenHenri Regnault
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsThermodynamics

Henri Victor Regnault ForMemRS (21 July 1810 – 19 January 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases. He was an early thermodynamicist and was mentor to William Thomson in the late 1840s. He never used his first given name, and was known throughout his lifetime as Victor Regnault.