Léon Lecornu Explained

Léon Lecornu
Birth Date:13 January 1854
Birth Place:Caen, France
Death Place:Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France
Awards:Poncelet Prize (1900)
Nationality:French
Education:Lycée Malherbe
Alma Mater:École Polytechnique
École des Mines de Paris

Léon Lecornu (13 January 1854, Caen – 13 November 1940, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Calvados) was a French engineer and physicist.

After his secondary education at the Lycée de Caen, Léon Lecornu obtained his engineering degree from École Polytechnique in 1872. In 1893, he was appointed professor at the Faculté de Caen, then at l’école des mines, and in 1900 at l’École polytechnique 1904.

He was elected a member of l'Académie des sciences in 1910 (section de mécanique).

He was the brother of Joseph Lecornu.

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  1. Longley, W. R.. Review: Cours de Mécanique. Vol. I by Léon Lecornu. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.. 1915. 21. 7. 363–364. 10.1090/S0002-9904-1915-02678-9. free.
  2. Longley, W. R.. Review: Cours de Mécanique. Vol. II by Léon Lecornu. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.. 1917. 24. 2. 99–100. 10.1090/s0002-9904-1917-03022-4. free.
  3. Longley, W. R.. Review: Cours de Mécanique. Vol. III by Léon Lecornu. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.. 1918. 25. 2. 90–91. 10.1090/s0002-9904-1918-03158-3. free.
  4. Shaw, James Byrnie. Review: Dynamique Appliquée. Par L. Lecornu. & Hydraulique Générale. Par A. Boulanger. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.. 1910. 16. 7. 382–384. 10.1090/s0002-9904-1910-01929-7. free.