Francois Arago Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Francois Arago, based on 8 World History Database records associated with France.

8 records1819–18808 events2 places

Chronological biography

1819

Arago Spot Experiment1819

Science / Physics · Physicist and Astronomer · Paris

Observes a bright point at the centre of a circular shadow.

Poisson Bright Spot1819

Science / Physics · Physicist and Astronomer · Paris

Confirms a surprising prediction of Fresnels wave theory.

1848

Minister of War1848

Government / Government of France · Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War

Slavery1848

Government / Government of France · Minister of War

Responsible for the abolition of slavery in the French colonies

1870

Minister of Justice1870

Government / Empire, 2nd · Minister of Justice

Appointed Minister of Justice

1871

Minister of Interior1871

Government / National Government · Minister of Interior

Appointed Minister of the Interior

1876

Senator1876

Government / Government of France · Senator · Paris

Appointed Senator

1880

Ambassador1880

Government / Government of France · Ambassador of France · Geneva

Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland

Titles and roles

Ambassador of France · Minister of Interior · Minister of Justice · Minister of War · Physicist and Astronomer · Senator

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.