Thomas-François Dalibard

Thomas-François Dalibard
Born(1709-11-05)5 November 1709
Crannes-en-Champagne, Sarthe, France
Died1778
Known forFlorae Parisiensis Prodromus, ou catalogue des plantes qui naissent dans les environs de Paris; showing that lightning contained electricity
SpouseFrançoise-Thérèse Aumerle de Saint-Phalier
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsMarly-la-Ville, Val-d'Oise, France

Thomas-François Dalibard (French pronunciation: [tɔma fʁɑ̃swa dalibaʁ]; born in Crannes-en-Champagne, France in 1709, died in 1778) was a French physicist who performed the first lightning rod experiment. He was married to the novelist and playwright Françoise-Thérèse Aumerle de Saint-Phalier.

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