Erwin-Félix Lewy-Bertaut
Erwin-Félix Lewy-Bertaut | |
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| Born | Erwin Lewy February 9, 1913 Leobschütz, Germany |
| Died | November 6, 2003 (aged 90) Grenoble, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | University of Freiburg University of Breslau University of Bordeaux University of Grenoble |
| Known for | magnetic crystallography granulometry neutron scattering |
| Awards | Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur, Commandeur de l’Ordre national du mérite |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | CNRS Institut Laue–Langevin |
| Thesis | Etude aux rayons X des dimensions des domaines de Bragg dans les poudres polycristallines. Application à l'étude de la texture et structure de poudres de fer pyrophoriques et de leurs propriétés magnétiques (1953) |
| Doctoral advisor | Louis Néel |
Erwin-Félix Lewy-Bertaut (9 February 1913 – 6 November 2003), also known separately as Erwin Lewy, Félix Bertaut, and E. F. Bertaut, or Erwin Félix Lewy-Bertaut, was a German-born French materials scientist who led a former life as a law school student in Nazi Germany. He was renowned internationally for his work in magnetic crystallography, X-ray diffraction, and neutron scattering. He was a research director at CNRS, a member of the French Academy of Sciences and played an important role in the creation of Institut Laue–Langevin, a leading neutron research facility in the world.