André Guinier

André Guinier
Born(1911-08-01)1 August 1911
Died3 July 2000(2000-07-03) (aged 88)
Paris, France
CitizenshipFrance
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
Known forSmall-angle X-ray scattering
Guinier camera
Guinier law
Guinier plot
Guinier–Preston zone
FatherPhilibert Guinier
AwardsGregori Aminoff Prize (1985)
Three Physicists Prize (1972)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsConservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), University of Paris, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Doctoral advisorCharles Mauguin
Doctoral studentsRaimond Castaing
Constantino Tsallis

André Guinier (1 August, 1911 – 3 July, 2000) was a French physicist and crystallographer who did pioneering work in the field of X-ray diffraction and solid-state physics. He was credited for the discovery and developments of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) into an indispensable tool for materials science and crystallography.