Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann von Helmholtz
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a German physicist and physician who made significant contributions in several fields. The largest German association of research institutions, the Helmholtz Association, is named after him.
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Born
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand Helmholtz 31 August 1821 Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died
8 September 1894 (aged 73) Charlottenburg, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Known for
Studies in the conservation of energy Helmholtz coil Helmholtz condition Helmholtz decomposition Helmholtz equation Helmholtz free energy Helmholtz free entropy Helmholtz layer Helmholtz pitch notation
Fields
Physics Physiology Psychology
Awards
Matteucci Medal (1868) Copley Medal (1873) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1881) Albert Medal (1888)
Institutions
Albert University of Königsberg Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg Friedrich Wilhelm University
Spouse(s)
Anna von Mohl ( m. 1861 )
adultbasic
Germany
Children
3
Doctoral advisor
Johannes Peter Müller
Doctoral students
Albert A. Michelson Wilhelm Wien Max Planck Heinrich Hertz Gabriel Lippmann Loránd Eötvös Otto Lummer Michael I. Pupin Friedrich Schottky Arthur Gordon Webster
Education
Medicinisch-chirurgisches Friedrich-Wilhelm-Institut ( M.D., 1842)
era
1800+
Influenced
Friedrich Albert Lange Ludwig Wittgenstein
Influences
Johann Gottlieb Fichte Immanuel Kant Hermann Lotze Thomas Young
Other notable students
Émile Boutroux Johannes von Kries Edward Nichols Henry Augustus Rowland Wilhelm Wundt
Thesis
De fabrica systematis nervosi evertebratorum (1842)