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Establishment of the BIPM

When
1875
Where
Paris
Part of
Metre Convention signed in Paris

The treaty created the International Bureau of Weights and Measures as a permanent institution in France.

The treaty created the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), an intergovernmental organization under the authority of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) and the supervision of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM). Adolphe Hirsch, delegate of Switzerland, supported creating the BIPM in France as a permanent institution.

Sources

  1. Metre Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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