Paul-Jacques Curie

Jacques Curie (29 October 1855 – 19 February 1941) was a French physicist and professor of mineralogy at the University of Montpellier.

[1] Along with his younger brother, Pierre Curie, he studied pyroelectricity in the 1880s, leading to their discovery of some of the mechanisms behind piezoelectricity.

He remained in Montpellier until his death in 1941 with the exception of the years 1887–1889, which he spent in Algeria, teaching at the School of Science of Algiers and conducting his research.

The major legacy of Jacques Curie is the discovery of the piezoelectric effect with his brother Pierre in 1880.

The accounts of their discovery generally give Jacques Curie only a minor role in favor of his brother Pierre.