Otto Lummer

Summary

Otto Lummer is a human^[1]. He was born in Gera^[2]. He was born on July 17, 1860^[3]. He passed away in Wrocław^[4]. He died on July 5, 1925^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Otto Lummer's place of birth was Gera^[2].
• Otto Lummer died in Wrocław^[4].
• Otto Lummer was born on July 17, 1860^[3].
• Otto Lummer died on July 5, 1925^[5].
• Otto Lummer held citizenship in Germany^[9].
• Otto Lummer held citizenship in Principality of Reuss-Gera^[10].
• Otto Lummer worked as a physicist^[6].
• Otto Lummer worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Otto Lummer's field of work was optics^[11].
• Otto Lummer's field of work was physics^[12].
• Otto Lummer's field of work was experimental physics^[13].
• Otto Lummer's field of work was thermal radiation^[14].
• Otto Lummer was employed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[15].
• Among Otto Lummer's employers was University of Wrocław^[16].
• Otto Lummer was employed by Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt^[17].
• Otto Lummer was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[18].
• Otto Lummer's doctoral advisor was Hermann von Helmholtz^[19].
• Otto Lummer is recorded as male^[20].
• Otto Lummer's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Otto Lummer supervised Mieczysław Wolfke as a doctoral student^[22].
• Otto Lummer supervised Hedwig Kohn as a doctoral student^[23].
• Otto Lummer supervised George Ernest Gibson as a doctoral student^[24].
• Otto Lummer supervised George Ernest Gibson as a doctoral student^[25].
• Otto Lummer supervised Eberhard Buchwald as a doctoral student^[26].
• Otto Lummer supervised Erich Waetzmann as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Otto Lummer was born in Gera^[2]. He was born on July 17, 1860^[3].

Education

Otto Lummer was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[18]. His doctoral advisor was Hermann von Helmholtz^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include optics^[11], a branch of physics^[28]; physics^[12], a branch of science^[29]; experimental physics^[13], an academic discipline^[30]; and thermal radiation^[14]. Employers include Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[15], a comprehensive university^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1809^[33], headquartered in Berlin^[34]; University of Wrocław^[16], a university^[35], in Poland^[36], founded in 1702^[37]; and Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt^[17], a research institute^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1887^[40], headquartered in Brunswick^[41]. Doctoral students include Mieczysław Wolfke^[22], a physicist^[42], 1883–1947^[43], of Poland^[44], awarded the Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[45], specialised in physics^[46]; Hedwig Kohn^[23], a physicist^[47], 1887–1964^[48], of Germany^[49]; George Ernest Gibson^[24], a chemist^[50], 1884–1959^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[53]; Eberhard Buchwald^[26], a physicist^[54], 1886–1975^[55], of Germany^[56], awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen^[57]; Erich Waetzmann^[27], a physicist^[58], 1882–1938^[59], of German Reich^[60], specialised in physics^[61]; and Wolfgang Stockmann^[62], a physicist^[63], b. 1887^[64].

Death and Burial

Otto Lummer died on July 5, 1925^[5]. He died in Wrocław^[4].

Why It Matters

Otto Lummer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

His notable doctoral advisees include Hedwig Kohn^[67], a physicist^[68], 1887–1964^[69], of Germany^[70]; Mieczysław Wolfke^[71], a physicist^[72], 1883–1947^[73], of Poland^[74], awarded the Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[75], specialised in physics^[76]; and Eberhard Buchwald^[77], a physicist^[78], 1886–1975^[79], of Germany^[80], awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen^[81].

FAQs

Where was Otto Lummer born?

Otto Lummer's place of birth was Gera^[2].

Where did Otto Lummer die?

Otto Lummer passed away in Wrocław^[4].

What did Otto Lummer do for work?

Otto Lummer worked as physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Otto Lummer go to school?

Otto Lummer was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[18].