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Thibault Damour

1951 - Today

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Thibault Damour (French: [tibo damuʁ]; born 7 February 1951) is a French physicist. He was a permanent professor in theoretical physics at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) from 1989 to 2022. Since then, he is professor emeritus. An expert in general relativity, he has long taught this theory at the École Normale Supérieure (Ulm). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thibault Damour is the 787th most popular physicist (down from 683rd in 2019), the 5,130th most popular biography from France (down from 4,555th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular French Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Thibault Damour ranks 787 out of 851. Before him are Walter Munk, Anatoly Logunov, Henrik Svensmark, James M. Bardeen, Rolf Landauer, and Robert Detweiler. After him are Erwin Hahn, Abhay Ashtekar, Jeffrey Goldstone, Edward C. Stone, Sverker Johansson, and John Aitken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Thibault Damour ranks 582. Before him are Mick Garris, Brad Delp, Oldřich Rott, Rosy Bindi, Wolfgang Hanisch, and André Nzapayeké. After him are Roger Wicker, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Abdelmajid Bourebbou, Edward Albert, Oscar Hijuelos, and Māris Gailis.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thibault Damour ranks 5,130 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe Montanier (1964), Gabriel De Michèle (1941), Abou Diaby (1986), Louise Bourgoin (1981), Nicole Bricq (1947), and Jean Taillandier (1938). After him are François Delecour (1962), Moussa Sissoko (1989), Allan Saint-Maximin (1997), Jacques Bergerac (1927), Patrick Grainville (1947), and Gil de Ferran (1967).

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Among PHYSICISTS In France

Among physicists born in France, Thibault Damour ranks 72. Before him are Carl August von Steinheil (1801), Yvette Cauchois (1908), Ferdinand Monoyer (1836), Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791), Hubert Curien (1924), and Jacques Friedel (1921).

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