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August Hagenbach

Swiss physicist (1871-1955)
Person Human Q4820722

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1871, December 22, 1871[7]
Date of death
1955, August 11, 1955[8]
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[9]
Occupation
physicist, university teacher
Field of work
physics, spectroscopy, electric arc[10][11][12]
Educated at
Leipzig University[13]
Religion or worldview
reformed[16]
Doctoral advisor
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, Johannes Ostwald[14][15]
Doctoral student
Ernst Stueckelberg[18]
Work location
Basel[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[23]
Family name
Hagenbach[19]
Given name
August[20]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Hagenbach cs A. Hagenbach cs Aug. Hagenbach fa آگوست هاگنباخ he אוגוסט האגנבאך ko 아우구스트 하겐바흐 ru Август Хагенбах
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000108856370
VIAF cluster ID
32361555
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr00023996
GND ID
117642649
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
August Hagenbach.png ↗
Academic Tree ID
71911
BDELIS ID
75332
DDB person (GND) ID
117642649
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117642649
Freebase ID
/m/0jws0n5
HDS ID
045981
IdRef ID
235940518
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117642649
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
142146
Museum-digital person/organization ID
153264
NL CR AUT ID
uk20211099946
NUKAT ID
n2010075184
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
3779
Open Library ID
OL2434119A
Portrait Archive ID
303886
SBN author ID
RMSV011157
SHARE Catalogue author ID
286862
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
13172
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmDhQvVGdFdRVyfq9H6Kd
Yale LUX ID
person/8c7b21ba-da72-4c37-85ed-9cc0d5ef3298

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Field of work 3
physics, spectroscopy, electric arc
Occupation 2
physicist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Doctoral advisor 1
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
Doctoral advisors 1
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
Doctoral student 1
Ernst Stueckelberg
Doctoral students 1
Ernst Stueckelberg
Educated at 1
Leipzig University
Given name 1
August
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Basel
Place of birth 1
Basel
Place of death 1
Basel
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

August Hagenbach was born on 1871[1] in Basel[2]. He died on 1955[3] in Basel[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Why It Matters

August Hagenbach's notable doctoral advisees include Ernst Stueckelberg[25], a theoretical physicist[26], 1905–1984[27], of Switzerland[28], awarded the Max Planck Medal[29].

FAQs

Where was August Hagenbach born?

August Hagenbach's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did August Hagenbach die?

August Hagenbach died in Basel[4].

What did August Hagenbach do for work?

August Hagenbach worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did August Hagenbach go to school?

August Hagenbach was educated at Leipzig University[13].

Related Entities

physics Switzerland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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