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Benoit Paul Emile Clapeyron (26 January 1799 to 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1799 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1799-01-26 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1864-01-28 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1864 1
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Independently co-formulated with Dmitry Mendeleev in 1834 per the cited source.

Additional Source Ideal Gas Law (Wikipedia)Lead section (edge: proposed-by, Clapeyron)
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Benoit Paul Emile Clapeyron (26 January 1799 – 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.
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Born: 26 January 1799
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1. Emile Clapeyron (Wikipedia)
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Born: 26 January 1799
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1. Emile Clapeyron (Wikipedia)
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Died: 28 January 1864
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Died: 28 January 1864
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Ideal Gas Law (Wikipedia)
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It was first stated by Benoit Paul Emile Clapeyron and independently of him, Dmitry Mendeleev in 1834.
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