Paul Drude
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Summary
Paul Drude was born on July 12, 1863[1], in Brunswick[2]. He died on July 5, 1906[3], in Berlin[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 (309 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Duchy of Brunswick[8]
- Field of work: physics[9], optics[10], electromagnetism[11], electrical conductance[12]
- Employer: Leipzig University[13], University of Giessen[14], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[15]
- Educated at: University of Göttingen[16]
- Doctoral advisor: Woldemar Voigt[17]
- Award received: honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[18]
- Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[19], Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[20]
- Sex or gender: male[21]
- Doctoral student: James Franck[22], Markus Lange[23], Paul Cermak[24], Harry Dember[25], William David Coolidge[26]
- Commons category: Paul Drude[27]
- Cause of death: gunshot wound[28]
- Residence: Germany[29]
- Family name: Drude[30]
- Given name: Paul[31], Karl[32], Ludwig[33]
- Work location: Leipzig[34]
- Manner of death: suicide[35]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[37], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[38]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[39]
- Birth name: Paul Karl Ludwig Drude[40]
- Name in native language: Paul Drude[41]
- Interested in: optics[42]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Paul Drude include Drude model[44], a scientific model[45]; Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics[46], a research institute[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1992[49]; and Drude[50], a lunar crater[51].
Why It Matters
Paul Drude has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for him include Drude model[44], a scientific model[45]; Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics[46], a research institute[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1992[49]; and Drude[50], a lunar crater[51].
His notable doctoral advisees include James Franck[54], a physicist[55], 1882–1964[56], of Hamburg[57], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[58], specialised in physics[59] and William David Coolidge[60], a physicist[61], 1873–1975[62], of United States[63], awarded the Edison Medal[64], specialised in electrical engineering[65].
FAQs
Where was Paul Drude born?
Paul Drude's place of birth was Brunswick[2].
Where did Paul Drude die?
Paul Drude died in Berlin[4].
What did Paul Drude do for work?
Paul Drude worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Paul Drude go to school?
Paul Drude was educated at University of Göttingen[16].
What awards did Paul Drude receive?
Honors received include honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[18].