Alexis-Marie de Rochon [SEP] date of death
Alexis-Marie de Rochon
Alexis-Marie de Rochon, known as Abbé Rochon, was born in Brest, France on 21 February 1741, and died in Paris on 5 April 1817. He was a French astronomer, physicist and traveller. He worked on lens design and crystal optics, inventing the Rochon prism polariser.
See also.
- , which has much more detail.
known for independent horror movies and counter-culture films
- John Rochon, Canadian shooter
- Lela Rochon, American actress
- Alexis-Marie de Rochon
Places.
- Rochon Sands, a summer village on Buffalo Lake in central Alberta, Canada
- Rochon Sands Provincial Park, a provincial park near the summer village