August Beer

German scientist (1825-1863)
Person human Q62990
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August Beer

Summary

August Beer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Trier[2]. He was born on July 31, 1825[3]. He died in Bonn[4]. He died on November 18, 1863[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], mathematician[7], and chemist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • August Beer's place of birth was Trier[2].
  • August Beer passed away in Bonn[4].
  • August Beer was born on July 31, 1825[3].
  • August Beer died on November 18, 1863[5].
  • Burial took place at Alter Friedhof Bonn[10].
  • August Beer held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[11].
  • August Beer's professions included physicist[6].
  • August Beer's professions included mathematician[7].
  • August Beer worked as a chemist[8].
  • August Beer was employed by University of Bonn[12].
  • August Beer's education included a stint at University of Bonn[13].
  • August Beer's doctoral advisor was Julius Plücker[14].
  • August Beer is recorded as male[15].
  • August Beer's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • August Beer supervised Wilhelm Lexis as a doctoral student[17].
  • August Beer's family name is recorded as Beer[18].
  • August Beer's given name is recorded as August[19].
  • August Beer's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[20].
  • August Beer's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • August Beer's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22].
  • August Beer's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • August Beer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • August Beer's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'August Beer'}[25].
  • August Beer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

August Beer's place of birth was Trier[2]. He was born on July 31, 1825[3].

Education

August Beer was educated at University of Bonn[13]. His doctoral advisor was Julius Plücker[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], mathematician[7], and chemist[8]. August Beer was employed by University of Bonn[12]. He supervised Wilhelm Lexis as a doctoral student[17].

Death and Burial

August Beer died on November 18, 1863[5]. He passed away in Bonn[4]. Burial took place at Alter Friedhof Bonn[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for August Beer include Beer–Lambert law[27], a physical law[28].

Why It Matters

August Beer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for him include Beer–Lambert law[27], a physical law[28].

His notable doctoral advisees include Wilhelm Lexis[31], an economist[32], 1837–1914[33], of Kingdom of Prussia[34].

FAQs

Where was August Beer born?

August Beer's place of birth was Trier[2].

Where did August Beer die?

August Beer died in Bonn[4].

What did August Beer do for work?

August Beer worked as physicist[6], mathematician[7], and chemist[8].

Where did August Beer go to school?

August Beer was educated at University of Bonn[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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