--- title: "Becquerel family" chunk: 1/1 source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel_family" category: "reference" tags: "science, encyclopedia" date_saved: "2026-05-05T06:44:51.264727+00:00" instance: "kb-cron" --- The Becquerel family is a family of French scientists. The most notable members of them include: Antoine César Becquerel (1788–1878), pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena, father of Edmond Louis Alfred Becquerel (1814-1862), French physician and medical researcher, son of Antoine Cesar, brother of Edmond Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (known as Edmond, 1820-1891), studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics. Discovered photovoltaic effect. Son of Antoine Cesar, father of Henri. Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), discoverer of radioactivity, son of Edmond, father of Jean Jean Becquerel (1878-1953), worked on the optical and magnetic properties of crystals, son of Henri == See also == Becquerel (disambiguation) == References ==