Emil Wiechert

Summary

Emil Wiechert is a human^[1]. Born in Sovetsk^[2], he… he was born on December 26, 1861^[3]. He died in Göttingen^[4]. He died on March 19, 1928^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], geophysicist^[7], astronomer^[8], seismologist^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Emil Wiechert was born in Sovetsk^[2].
• Emil Wiechert passed away in Göttingen^[4].
• Emil Wiechert was born on December 26, 1861^[3].
• Emil Wiechert died on March 19, 1928^[5].
• Emil Wiechert is buried at Göttingen City Cemetery^[12].
• Emil Wiechert held citizenship in German Reich^[13].
• Emil Wiechert held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia^[14].
• Emil Wiechert worked as a physicist^[6].
• Emil Wiechert worked as a geophysicist^[7].
• Emil Wiechert's professions included astronomer^[8].
• Emil Wiechert worked as a seismologist^[9].
• Emil Wiechert's professions included university teacher^[10].
• Emil Wiechert's professions included inventor^[15].
• Emil Wiechert's field of work was physics^[16].
• Emil Wiechert's field of work was geophysics^[17].
• Emil Wiechert's field of work was astronomy^[18].
• Emil Wiechert's field of work was seismology^[19].
• Emil Wiechert's field of work was seismography^[20].
• Emil Wiechert's field of work was seismometer^[21].
• Emil Wiechert held the position of professor^[22].
• Among Emil Wiechert's employers was University of Göttingen^[23].
• Emil Wiechert was educated at University of Königsberg^[24].
• Emil Wiechert was educated at University of Göttingen^[25].
• Emil Wiechert was a member of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Emil Wiechert was a member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR^[27].

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Origins and Family

Emil Wiechert was born in Sovetsk^[2]. He was born on December 26, 1861^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Königsberg^[24], a university^[28], in Kingdom of Prussia^[29], founded in 1544^[30] and University of Göttingen^[25], a campus university^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1734^[33], headquartered in Göttingen^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], geophysicist^[7], astronomer^[8], seismologist^[9], university teacher^[10], and inventor^[15]. Fields of work include physics^[16], a branch of science^[35]; geophysics^[17], a branch of science^[36]; astronomy^[18], a branch of science^[37]; seismology^[19], a branch of physics^[38]; seismography^[20]; and seismometer^[21], founded in 0132^[39]. Emil Wiechert was employed by University of Göttingen^[23]. He held the position of professor^[22]. Doctoral students include Beno Gutenberg^[40], a seismologist^[41], 1889–1960^[42], of Germany^[43], awarded the Emil Wiechert Medal^[44], specialised in seismology^[45] and Ernst August Ansel^[46], a physicist^[47], 1874–1952^[48].

Death and Burial

Emil Wiechert died on March 19, 1928^[5]. He passed away in Göttingen^[4]. He is buried at Göttingen City Cemetery^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Emil Wiechert include Wiechert^[49], a lunar crater^[50] and Emil Wiechert Medal^[51], a science award^[52], in Germany^[53].

Why It Matters

Emil Wiechert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for him include Wiechert^[49], a lunar crater^[50] and Emil Wiechert Medal^[51], a science award^[52], in Germany^[53].

His notable doctoral advisees include Beno Gutenberg^[56], a seismologist^[57], 1889–1960^[58], of Germany^[59], awarded the Emil Wiechert Medal^[60], specialised in seismology^[61].

FAQs

Where was Emil Wiechert born?

Born in Sovetsk^[2], Emil Wiechert…

Where did Emil Wiechert die?

Emil Wiechert passed away in Göttingen^[4].

What did Emil Wiechert do for work?

Emil Wiechert worked as physicist^[6], geophysicist^[7], astronomer^[8], seismologist^[9], and university teacher^[10].

Where did Emil Wiechert go to school?

Emil Wiechert was educated at University of Königsberg^[24] and University of Göttingen^[25].