Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels

Summary

Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Vicenza^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1865^[3]. He died in Heidelberg^[4]. He died on January 1, 1913^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], crystallographer^[8], mathematician^[9], and scientist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Vicenza^[2], Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels…
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels died in Heidelberg^[4].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels was born on January 1, 1865^[3].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels was born on June 18, 1865^[12].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels died on January 1, 1913^[5].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels died on August 29, 1913^[13].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels held citizenship in Duchy of Brunswick^[14].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's professions included physicist^[6].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels worked as a crystallographer^[8].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels worked as a mathematician^[9].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's professions included scientist^[10].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's field of work was physics^[15].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's field of work was theoretical physics^[16].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's field of work was mathematics^[17].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's field of work was algebra^[18].
• Among Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's employers was Heidelberg University^[19].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels was employed by TUD Dresden University of Technology^[20].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels was educated at University of Göttingen^[21].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels was educated at TU Braunschweig^[22].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels is recorded as male^[23].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels supervised Wilhelm Weinreich as a doctoral student^[25].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's archives at is recorded as Q28681821^[26].
• Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's archives at is recorded as Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Abteilung Wolfenbüttel^[27].

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Origins and Family

Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels's place of birth was Vicenza^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1865^[3] and June 18, 1865^[12].

Education

Educated at University of Göttingen^[21], a campus university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1734^[30], headquartered in Göttingen^[31] and TU Braunschweig^[22], an institute of technology^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1745^[34], headquartered in Brunswick^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], crystallographer^[8], mathematician^[9], and scientist^[10]. Fields of work include physics^[15], a branch of science^[36]; theoretical physics^[16], a branch of physics^[37]; mathematics^[17], an academic discipline^[38]; and algebra^[18], a branch of mathematics^[39]. Employers include Heidelberg University^[19], a public research university^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1386^[42], headquartered in Heidelberg^[43] and TUD Dresden University of Technology^[20], a public research university^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1828^[46], headquartered in Dresden^[47]. Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels supervised Wilhelm Weinreich as a doctoral student^[25].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1913^[5] and August 29, 1913^[13]. Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels passed away in Heidelberg^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels include Pockels effect^[48], a physical phenomenon^[49] and Pockels cell^[50].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

He is credited with the discovery of Pockels effect^[53], a physical phenomenon^[54]. Entities named for him include Pockels effect^[48], a physical phenomenon^[49] and Pockels cell^[50].

FAQs

Where was Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels born?

Born in Vicenza^[2], Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels…

Where did Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels die?

Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels passed away in Heidelberg^[4].

What did Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels do for work?

Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels worked as physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], crystallographer^[8], mathematician^[9], and scientist^[10].

Where did Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels go to school?

Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels was educated at University of Göttingen^[21] and TU Braunschweig^[22].

What did Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels discover?

Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels is credited as discoverer of Pockels effect^[53].