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Wilhelm Hallwachs

physicist, photoelectric effect (1859-1922)
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Wilhelm Hallwachs
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
July 9, 1859
Date of death
June 20, 1922
Place of birth
Darmstadt
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
physicist, university teacher
Employer
TU Dresden, University of Würzburg, Leipzig University[12][13][14]
Field of work
physics, experimental physics[10][11]
Educated at
University of Strasbourg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[15][16]
Father
Ludwig Hallwachs[7]
Spouse
Marie Hallwachs[8]
Doctoral advisor
August Kundt[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[29]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Physicists: Biographical Dictionary, Neue Deutsche Biographie[25][26][27][28]
Different from
Wikidata item[31]
Family name
Hallwachs[21]
Given name
Wilhelm[22]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Member of
Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, VDI – The Association of German Engineers[18][19]
Name in native language
Wilhelm Hallwachs[30]
Relative
Karl Hallwachs, Friedrich Boeckh[23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Hallwachs en Wilhelm Ludwig Franz Hallwachs cs Wilhelm Franz Ludwig Hallwachs cs W. Hallwachs de Wilhelm Ludwig Franz Hallwachs ja ヴィルヘルム・ハルヴァックス ja ヴィルヘルム・ハルヴァクス ja ヴィルヘルム・ハルヴァッハス pt Wilhelm Ludwig Franz Hallwachs ru Вильгельм Гальвакс ru Гальвакс, Вильгельм sv Wilhelm Ludwig Franz Hallwachs zh 威廉·霍爾伐克士
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
000000001039741X
VIAF cluster ID
62299487
GND ID
116413026
Academic Tree ID
70937
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
hallwachs-wilhelm-ludwig-franz
DDB person (GND) ID
116413026
De Agostini ID
Hallwachs,+Wilhelm
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116413026
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
133296
FactGrid item ID
Dubravka Mijatović
Freebase ID
/m/0g53pmn
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
wilhelm-hallwachs
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0032048
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
7201
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
24195
IdRef ID
187462674
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116413026
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
303539
NE.se ID
wilhelm-hallwachs
NL CR AUT ID
uk20211099749
NUKAT ID
n2013168303
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
3821
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3909663
Prabook ID
2170897
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
25244
Saxon Academy of Sciences member ID
hallwachsw
Scopus author ID
56907855700
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
1909
Treccani ID
wilhelm-hallwachs
WikiTree person ID
Hallwachs-12
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy8qQ4crtmw4g4QCMqbBP
ZOBODAT person ID
145885
ZbMATH author ID
hallwachs.wilhelm

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Employer 3
Leipzig University, University of Würzburg, TU Dresden
Educated at 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Strasbourg
Field of work 2
physics, experimental physics
Member of 2
Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, VDI – The Association of German Engineers
Occupation 2
physicist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Doctoral advisor 1
August Kundt
Doctoral advisors 1
August Kundt
Given name 1
Wilhelm
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Darmstadt
Place of death 1
Dresden
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Wilhelm Hallwachs was born on July 9, 1859[1], in Darmstadt[2]. He died on June 20, 1922[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Hallwachs born?

Wilhelm Hallwachs's place of birth was Darmstadt[2].

Where did Wilhelm Hallwachs die?

Wilhelm Hallwachs died in Dresden[4].

Who were Wilhelm Hallwachs's parents?

Wilhelm Hallwachs's father was Ludwig Hallwachs[7].

Who was Wilhelm Hallwachs married to?

Wilhelm Hallwachs's spouses include Marie Hallwachs[8].

What did Wilhelm Hallwachs do for work?

Wilhelm Hallwachs worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Wilhelm Hallwachs go to school?

Wilhelm Hallwachs was educated at University of Strasbourg[15] and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16].

Related Entities

August Kundt experimental physics Germany physics Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . VDI-Z Integrierte Produktion. wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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