Jean Baptiste Perrin was born on September 30, 1870, in Lille, France. He was a physicist, chemist, and composer. Perrin studied at the University of Paris and is known for his work on cathode rays, Brownian motion, Avogadro constant, sedimentation equilibrium, and Perrin friction factors. He was awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Perrin's doctoral advisor was Jules Violle, and his doctoral students included Horia Hulubei and Yvette Cauchois. He had one child, Francis Perrin. Perrin held French nationality and focused his academic discipline on physics.

Jean Baptiste Perrin passed away on April 17, 1942, in New York City. He is also known as the founder of EDP Sciences.

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