1. Charles Dupin was born in Varzy in France, the son of Charles Andre Dupin, a lawyer, and Catherine Agnes Dupin.
10 Facts About Charles Dupin
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Charles Dupin studied geometry with Monge at the Ecole Polytechnique and then became a naval engineer.
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Charles Dupin was the discoverer of conjugate tangents to a point on a surface and of the Dupin indicatrix.
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Charles Dupin participated in the Greek science revival by teaching mathematics and mechanics lessons in Corfu in 1808.
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From 1807 Charles Dupin was responsible for the restoration of the damaged port and arsenal at Corfu.
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In 1818, Charles Dupin was elected to the body of the French Academy of Sciences, one of the Institut de France's five Academies.
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Charles Dupin was appointed professor at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers in 1819; he kept this post until 1854.
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In 1822, Charles Dupin was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Charles Dupin was named rapporteur for the central jury of the Exposition des produits de l'industrie francaise en 1834.
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Charles Dupin had a political career and was appointed to the Senate in 1852.