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'''Ernst Ferdinand August''' (18 February 1795 – 25 March 1870) was a German [[Physicist]] and [[Meteorologist]]. He developed and improved a number of physics related devices, among them the [[Psychrometer]], which was named after him |
'''Ernst Ferdinand August''' (18 February 1795 – 25 March 1870) was a German [[Physicist]] and [[Meteorologist]]. He developed and improved a number of physics related devices, among them the [[Psychrometer]], which was named after him |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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In his childhood, August was initially taken on by a by a poor foster family.<ref>Cantor (1875)</ref> From 1805 he attended the [[Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster]] school in Berlin. Among others he was instructed by [[Ernst Gottfried Fischer]] in math and [[physics]] and graduated in 1813. From 1815 he fought in [[German campaign of 1813]] |
In his childhood, August was initially taken on by a by a poor foster family.<ref>Cantor (1875)</ref> From 1805 he attended the [[Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster]] school in Berlin. Among others he was instructed by [[Ernst Gottfried Fischer]] in math and [[physics]] and graduated in 1813. From 1815 he fought in [[German campaign of 1813]]. After the war he studied philosophy and theology and became a senior teacher in the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 01:37, 29 July 2024
Ernst Ferdinand August (18 February 1795 – 25 March 1870) was a German Physicist and Meteorologist. He developed and improved a number of physics related devices, among them the Psychrometer, which was named after him
Biography
In his childhood, August was initially taken on by a by a poor foster family.[1] From 1805 he attended the Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster school in Berlin. Among others he was instructed by Ernst Gottfried Fischer in math and physics and graduated in 1813. From 1815 he fought in German campaign of 1813. After the war he studied philosophy and theology and became a senior teacher in the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster.
References
- ^ Cantor (1875)