Nationality Belgian | Name Jean-Pol Vigneron | |
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Born 5 March 1950
Aiseau, Belgium ( 1950-03-05 ) Institutions Universite de Namur, University of Ouagadougou Died June 24, 2013, Namur, Belgium Institution Universite de Namur, University of Ouagadougou | ||
Jean-Pol Vigneron (5 March 1950 – 24 June 2013) was a Belgian physics professor. Jean-Pol started his career working on semi-conductor physics, but was best known for his later work on the physics of animal colours, photonic crystals and naturally occurring optical devices.
In 2007, he was elected a member of the respected Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium, he was also a professor at the Université de Namur and lectured at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and in Morocco. A conference in his honour was scheduled to be held in Namur in April 2014.
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