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Louis de Broglie was born in Dieppe, France, on August 15, 1892, and passed away in Louveciennes on March 19, 1987. He was a French physicist, mathematician, historian, and philosopher, best known for his work on Quantum mechanics.
De Broglie's academic body of work mainly focused on the Physics discipline, and he was educated at the University of Paris. His notable works and theories include the wave nature of electrons, De Broglie-Bohm theory, and de Broglie wavelength.
Throughout his career, de Broglie advised several doctoral students, such as Nicolás Cabrera, Bernard d'Espagnat, Mioara Mugur-Schächter, Alexandru Proca, Cécile DeWitt-Morette, and Olivier Costa de Beauregard. De Broglie's own doctoral advisor was Paul Langevin.
Louis de Broglie received the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work on the theory of electron waves. In addition to his academic achievements, de Broglie founded EDP Sciences, a scientific publishing company.
De Broglie's father was Victor de Broglie (1846-1906), and he held French citizenship throughout his life.
