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Maurice de Broglie, 6th Duke of Broglie (27 April 1875 – 14 July 1960) was a French physicist. His younger brother was the theoretical physicist Louis de Broglie.
Jul 10, 2024 · Maurice, 6e duke de Broglie (born April 27, 1875, Paris—died July 14, 1960, Neuilly, France) was a French physicist who made many contributions to the study of X rays. After graduating from the École Navale (Naval School), he served as a naval officer for nine years.
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Maurice continued his own scientific research and did further pioneer work in nuclear physics and cosmic radiation. When Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie died on 14 Jul 1960, the hereditary title of duke passed to his brother Louis who became the 7th duc de Broglie.
Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie (1875–1960), physicist, member of the Académie française and the Académie des sciences. Louis, 7th duc de Broglie (1892–1987), physicist and Nobel laureate, member of the Académie française and the Académie des sciences. Victor-François, 8th duc de Broglie (1949–2012) Philippe-Maurice, 9th duc de Broglie (born 1960)
Louis became the 7th duc de Broglie in 1960 upon the death without heir of his elder brother, Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie, also a physicist. In 1961, he received the title of Knight of the Grand Cross in the Légion d'honneur .
Maurice, Le Duc de Broglie, was born on 27 April 1875, two years before his grandfather, a distinguished historian and statesman and member of the Académie, formed that cabinet at the head of which he brought about the only dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies that has ever happened.
Maurice Broglie, duc de, 1875–1960, French physicist; brother of Louis Victor, duc de Broglie. His contributions include notable work on X rays and in atomic physics, radioactivity, and electricity. He became a member of the Academy of Sciences in 1924 and of the French Academy in 1934.
