Louis Néel

Louis Néel
Louis Néel
	Néel in 1970
Born	Louis Eugène Félix Néel; 22 November 1904; Lyon, France
Died	17 November 2000 (aged 95); Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure; University of Strasbourg
Known for	Prediction of antiferromagnetism; Prediction of ferrimagnetism; Theory of superparamagnetism; Theory of rock magnetism; Synthesis of tetrataenite; Néel effect; Néel relaxation theory; Néel temperature; Néel TRM model; Néel wall;
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1970); ForMemRS (1966); Legion of Honour (1966); CNRS Gold Medal (1965); Three Physicists Prize (1963); Holweck Prize (1952); Prix Félix-Robin (1938);
	Scientific career
Fields	Solid-state physics
Institutions	CNRS, Grenoble
Doctoral advisor	Pierre Weiss
Doctoral students	Erwin Félix Lewy-Bertaut
Other notable students	Jacques Villain; Louis Lliboutry

Louis Eugène Félix Néel ForMemRS (French: [neɛl]; 22 November 1904 – 17 November 2000) was a French physicist born in Lyon who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his studies of the magnetic properties of solids.

Louis Néel
Néel in 1970
Born	Louis Eugène Félix Néel (1904-11-22)22 November 1904 Lyon, France
Died	17 November 2000(2000-11-17) (aged 95) Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure University of Strasbourg
Known for	Prediction of antiferromagnetism Prediction of ferrimagnetism Theory of superparamagnetism Theory of rock magnetism Synthesis of tetrataenite Néel effect Néel relaxation theory Néel temperature Néel TRM model Néel wall
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1970) ForMemRS (1966) Legion of Honour (1966) CNRS Gold Medal (1965) Three Physicists Prize (1963) Holweck Prize (1952) Prix Félix-Robin (1938)
Scientific career
Fields	Solid-state physics
Institutions	CNRS, Grenoble
Doctoral advisor	Pierre Weiss
Doctoral students	Erwin Félix Lewy-Bertaut
Other notable students	Jacques Villain Louis Lliboutry