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Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
1869Dec, 26

Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille

Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, French physician and physiologist (b. 1797)
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (French: [pwazœj]; 22 April 1797 – 26 December 1869) was a French physicist and physiologist.

Poiseuille was born in Paris, France, and he died there on 26 December 1869.

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