Théodose Achille Louis Vicomte du Moncel or Théodore du Moncel (6 March 1821 – 16 February 1884) was a prominent French physicist and advocate of the use of electricity. He invented many electrical devices and wrote several books. He was also a proficient artist, making high-quality prints of scientific and cultural interest.[1]
He also worked as a popularizer of knowledge on electricity.
He married Camille Bachasson de Montalivet (1 September 1832–1887) on 28 November 1849. They had one daughter, Amélie du Moncel (1851–1909), who married Georges Dursus, comte de Courcy (born 1838), and they had two children:
Yvan Dursus de Courcy (born 1873), who married Mathilde Buffenoir
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