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Franz Ernst Neumann
German physicist and mineralogist (1798–1895) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franz Ernst Neumann (11 September 1798 – 23 May 1895) was a German mineralogist and physicist.
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Franz Ernst Neumann | |
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![]() Franz Ernst Neumann. Portrait by Carl Steffeck (1886) | |
Born | (1798-09-11)11 September 1798 |
Died | 23 May 1895(1895-05-23) (aged 96) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | Crystallography Neumann formula Neumann's law Neumann–Minnigerode-Curie principle Kopp–Neumann law Magnetic vector potential |
Awards | Copley Medal (1886) ForMemRS (1862) Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1860) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Mineralogy |
Institutions | Königsberg University |
Doctoral advisor | Christian Samuel Weiss |
Doctoral students | Woldemar Voigt Alfred Clebsch Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Friedrich Heinrich Albert Wangerin |
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