Walther Nernst
Walther Nernst
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a German chemist known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state physics.
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Born
25 June 1864 Briesen, Prussia (now Wąbrzeźno, Poland )
Died
18 November 1941 (aged 77) Zibelle, Gau Lower Silesia, Nazi Germany (now Niwica, Poland )
Nationality
German
Known for
Third Law of Thermodynamics Nernst lamp Nernst equation Nernst effect Nernst heat theorem Nernst potential Nernst–Planck equation Nernst's distribution law
Fields
Chemistry
Alma mater
University of Zürich Friedrich Wilhelm University University of Graz Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Awards
Nobel Prize in chemistry (1920) Franklin Medal (1928)
Institutions
Georg August University of Göttingen Friedrich Wilhelm University Leipzig University
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Germany
Doctoral advisor
Friedrich Kohlrausch
Doctoral students
Sir Frances Simon Richard Abegg Irving Langmuir Leonid Andrussow Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Frederick Lindemann William Duane Margaret Eliza Maltby Arnold Eucken
era
1800+
Influenced
J. R. Partington
Other academic advisors
Ludwig Boltzmann
Other notable students
Gilbert N. Lewis Max Bodenstein Robert von Lieben Kurt Mendelssohn Theodor Wulf Emil Bose Hermann Irving Schlesinger Claude Hudson