Otto Lummer
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Summary
Otto Lummer was born on July 17, 1860[1], in Gera[2]. He died on July 5, 1925[3], in Wrocław[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Germany[8], Principality of Reuss-Gera[9]
- Field of work: optics[10], physics[11], experimental physics[12], thermal radiation[13]
- Employer: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[14], University of Wrocław[15], Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt[16]
- Educated at: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[17]
- Doctoral advisor: Hermann von Helmholtz[18]
- Sex or gender: male[19]
- Doctoral student: Mieczysław Wolfke[20], Hedwig Kohn[21], George Ernest Gibson[22], Eberhard Buchwald[23], Erich Waetzmann[24], Wolfgang Stockmann[25], Martin Volke[26], Max Laugwitz[27], Reinhard Kynast[28]
- Commons category: Otto Lummer[29]
- Family name: Lummer[30]
- Given name: Otto[31]
- Official website: http://www.otto-lummer.de/[32]
- Described by source: Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[33], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34]
- Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics[35]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[36]
- Name in native language: Otto Lummer[37]
- Interested in: optics[38]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[39]
Why It Matters
Otto Lummer has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
His notable doctoral advisees include Hedwig Kohn[42], a physicist[43], 1887–1964[44], of Germany[45]; Mieczysław Wolfke[46], a physicist[47], 1883–1947[48], of Poland[49], awarded the Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[50], specialised in physics[51]; and Eberhard Buchwald[52], a physicist[53], 1886–1975[54], of Germany[55], awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen[56].
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 a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Otto Lummer go to school?
Otto Lummer was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[17].