Hans Christian Ørsted
Danish physicist and chemist (1777–1851) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ørsted" redirects here. For other uses, see Ørsted (disambiguation).
Hans Christian Ørsted FRSE (/ˈɜːrstɛd/,[5] Danish: [ˈhænˀs ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈɶɐ̯steð] ⓘ; often rendered Oersted in English[note 1]; 14 August 1777 – 9 March 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism. Oersted's law and the oersted unit (Oe) are named after him.
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Born | (1777-08-14)14 August 1777 Rudkøbing, Denmark-Norway |
Died | 9 March 1851(1851-03-09) (aged 73) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen (PhD, 1799)[1] |
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Spouse | Inger Birgitte Ballum |
Children | Karen Ørsted; Sophie Wilhelmine Bertha Ørsted; Mathilde Elisabeth Ørsted; Anders Sandøe Ørsted; Albert Nicolay Ørsted; Anna Dorthea Maria Ørsted and Niels Christian Ørsted |
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Fields | Physics, chemistry, aesthetics |
Institutions | University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark (Founder and Principal) |
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A leader of the Danish Golden Age, Ørsted was a close friend of Hans Christian Andersen and the brother of politician and jurist Anders Sandøe Ørsted, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1853 to 1854.