Ernst Abbe
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Summary
Ernst Abbe was born on January 23, 1840[1], in Eisenach[2]. He died on January 14, 1905[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], astronomer[6], university teacher[7], lens designer[8], and statistician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,621 views/month, #7,184 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Nordfriedhof[11]
- Spouse: Elisabeth Abbe[12]
- Country of citizenship: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[13]
- Ethnic group: Germans[14]
- Occupation: entrepreneur[15], social reformer[16], donor[17]
- Field of work: optics[18]
- Position held: director[19]
- Employer: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[20], Physikalischer Verein[21], Carl Zeiss AG[22]
- Educated at: University of Göttingen[23], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[24], Ernst-Abbe-Gymnasium[25]
- Doctoral advisor: Wilhelm Eduard Weber[26]
- Student: Gottlob Frege[27]
- Notable work: Abbe sine condition[28], Abbe number[29], Abbe refractometer[30], Abbe prism[31]
- Award received: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[32], honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[33]
- Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[34], Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[35], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[36], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[37], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[38], Royal Microscopical Society[39]
- Sex or gender: male[40]
- Member of political party: Free-minded People's Party[41]
- Doctoral student: Heinrich Friedrich Weber[42], Otto Knopf[43]
- Commons category: Ernst Abbe[44]
- Residence: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[45]
- Family name: Abbe[46]
- Given name: Ernst[47]
- Professorship: professor[48]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ernst Abbe[49]
- Commons gallery: Ernst Abbe[50]
- Academic thesis: Erfahrungsmässige Begründung des Satzes von der Aequivalenz zwischen Wärme und mechanischer Arbeit[51]
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Education
Ernst Abbe studied under Karl Snell[52].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Ernst Abbe include Abbe number[53], a thermodynamic material property[54]; Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld[55], an association football venue[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1924[58]; Abbe sine condition[59], a physical theory[60]; Abbe refractometer[61]; Abbe error[62]; Abbe–Koenig prism[63]; Abbe prism[64]; and Abbe[65].
Why It Matters
Ernst Abbe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He is credited with the discovery of apochromat[68] and Abbe refractometer[69], a scientific instrument[70]. Entities named for him include Abbe number[53], a thermodynamic material property[54]; Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld[55], an association football venue[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1924[58]; Abbe sine condition[59], a physical theory[60]; Abbe refractometer[61]; Abbe error[62]; and Abbe–Koenig prism[63].
His notable doctoral advisees include Heinrich Friedrich Weber[71], a physicist[72], 1843–1912[73], of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[74].
FAQs
Where was Ernst Abbe born?
Ernst Abbe's place of birth was Eisenach[2].
Where did Ernst Abbe die?
Ernst Abbe died in Jena[4].
Who was Ernst Abbe married to?
Ernst Abbe's spouses include Elisabeth Abbe[12].
What did Ernst Abbe do for work?
Ernst Abbe worked as a physicist[5], astronomer[6], university teacher[7], lens designer[8], and statistician[9].
Where did Ernst Abbe go to school?
Ernst Abbe was educated at University of Göttingen[23], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[24], and Ernst-Abbe-Gymnasium[25].
What awards did Ernst Abbe receive?
Honors received include Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[32] and honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[33].
What did Ernst Abbe discover?
Ernst Abbe is credited as discoverer of apochromat[68] and Abbe refractometer[69].