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Emile Bouant
1847–1926
A French science teacher and popularizer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he wrote practical books that helped bring physics and chemistry to a wider public. His work ranges from school manuals and technical dictionaries to lively scientific essays such as Les grands froids.
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Les grands froids
by Emile Bouant
About the author
Born in 1847 and died in 1926, Émile Bouant was a French professor and science writer. Library records and contemporary title pages identify him as a former student of the École normale supérieure, an agrégé in physical sciences, and a teacher at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris.
Bouant wrote extensively for students and general readers. His books include textbooks in physics and chemistry, problem collections for exam preparation, and reference works such as illustrated scientific dictionaries. He also published accessible science writing, including Les grands froids (1880), a study of extreme cold and its effects on people, animals, and plants.
His career reflects a style of science writing that aimed to be useful, clear, and educational. Across dozens of works listed by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, he appears as a steady and wide-ranging guide to scientific knowledge for readers of his time.