Ferdinand Quénisset

Ferdinand Jules Quénisset (1872–1951) was a French astronomer who specialized in astrophotography.

Ferdinand Jules Quénisset
Born(1872-08-08)August 8, 1872
DiedApril 8, 1951(1951-04-08) (aged 78)
NationalityFrench
OccupationAstronomer
Years active1891-1947
Known forAstronomical photographs, Discovery of comets
Notable work
Annuaire astronomique et météorologique Camille Flammarion

Early life and career

Quénisset was born on 8 August 1872 in Paris, the son of Gatien Jules Quénisset, an assistant director of the Administration des Monnaies et Médailles in Paris, and Juliette Antonia Mallard, a dressmaker.[1][2]

He became a member of the Société astronomique de France in 1890, after becoming interested in astronomy by reading Camille Flammarion's books.[3] From 1891–1894, Quénisset served as member of the society's council as assistant librarian in the society's headquarters, which at the time was located at 28 rue Serpente in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.[4]

The Pleiades cluster. Photo by Ferdinand Quénisset. 1907

Quénisset worked as an observer at Flammarion's observatory in Juvisy-sur-Orge from 1891–1893, during which time he discovered a comet. He was forced to abandon astronomy for a dozen years while he performed his military service, but then returned to Juvisy in 1906 to resume his post at the observatory (he succeeded Eugène Antoniadi, who had left Juvisy in 1902).[5]

Quénisset worked at the Juvisy observatory for the remainder of his career until 1947, when his health obliged him to quit.[6]

He was a member of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research in 1913.[7]

He was a member of the International Astronomical Union and participated in Commissions 15 (Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets) and 16 (Physical Study of Planets & Satellites).[8]

Quénisset died on 8 April 1951 and is buried in the new cemetery of Juvisy.[2]

Scientific achievements

Awards and honors

Publications

Author

  • Les phototypes sur papier au gélatinobromure (Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1901).[26]
  • Applications de la photographie à la physique et à la météorologie (Paris: Charles Mendel, 1901).OCLC 862997866
  • Manuel pratique de photographie astronomique à l'usage des amateurs photographes (Paris: Charles Mendel, 1903). OCLC 30058364
  • Instruction pour la photographie des nuages (Paris: Office National de Météorologie, 1923), OCLC 473673890.
  • Annuaire astronomique et météorologique Camille Flammarion (Paris: Flammarion (impr. de Jouve), 1937-1951).[27]

Contributor

  • Cours de météorologie à l'usage des candidats au brevet de météorologiste militaire. 2ème Partie, Les Nuages et les Systèmes nuageux: Planches (Paris : Office national météorologique de France, 1926).
  • Atlas international des nuages et des types de ciels. I. Atlas général (Paris : Office National Météorologique de France, 1939).[28]

References

  1. Archives nationales, Base Leonore, Cote 19800035/1234/42381
  2. L'Astronomie 1951, vol. 65, p. 357.
  3. Bulletin de la Société Astronomique de France 1896, p. 435.
  4. L'Astronomie 1894, pp. 10-12.
  5. L'Astronomie 1951, vol. 65, p. 356.
  6. P. Véron, dictionnaire des astronomes français 1850-1950, www.obs-hp.fr/dictionnaire/
  7. Transactions of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research, vol. 4 (Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 1914), p. 3.
  8. L'Astronomie 1951, vol. 65, p. 360.
  9. Comptes-Rendus des séances de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris, 10 Juillet 1893.
  10. L'Astronomie 1951, vol. 65, p. 359.
  11. Comptes-Rendus des séances de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris, Septembre 1911.
  12. Comptes-Rendus des séances de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris, Decembre 1911
  13. Durr, L ; Wehrle, Ph. ; Delcambre. Cours de météorologie à l'usage des candidats au brevet de météorologiste militaire. 2ème Partie, Les Nuages et les Systèmes nuageux: Planches. (Paris : Office national météorologique de France, 1926)
  14. Gerald North. Observing the Solar System: The Modern Astronomer's Guide (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012), p. 186.
  15. Comptes-Rendus des séances de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris, 20 Octobre 1930
  16. (in French) "Prix et Médailles décernés par la Société," L'Astronomie, vol. 81, page 398.
  17. Journal officiel de la République française, 23 avril 1901, p. 2673.
  18. Award of the Donohoe Comet-Medal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 23, No. 139, p. 262.
  19. ‘’Bulletin trimestriel’’ of the Société astronomique Flammarion de Genève 1928, p. xxxiii.
  20. "Prix et Médailles décernés par la Société," L'Astronomie 1979, vol. 93, p. 545.
  21. (in French) Ferdinand Quénisset, L'Astronomie, vol. 65, page 356-360, September 1951.
  22. Why the Weather. Cloud Photography Competition. The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania), 3 February 1934, p. 7.
  23. The International Cloud Year, The Photographic Journal (The Royal Photographic Society), March 1934, 137.
  24. "Prix et Subventions Attribués en 1934: Prix Valz". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. December 17, 1934. p. 1480.
  25. (in French) Prix et Médailles décernés par la Société, L'Astronomie, vol. 80, page 382, 1966.
  26. catalog entry at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
  27. catalog entry at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
  28. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9639652p [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]] [[Gallica]] catalog entry]]]
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