Walter Rogowski

German physicist (1881–1947)
Person human Q86488

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
May 7, 1881
Date of death
March 10, 1947
Place of birth
Obrighoven
Place of death
Aachen
Country of citizenship
Poland, Germany[10][11]
Field of work
applied physics[12]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[19]
Work location
Aachen[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[27]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[26]
Family name
Rogowski[23]
Given name
Walter[24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[29]
Name in native language
Walter Rogowski[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Rogowski de Walter Johannes Rogowski fa والتر روگوفسکی pl Walter Johannes Rogowski ru Вальтер Роговский ru Роговский, Вальтер
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69715047
Library of Congress authority ID
no2010000478
GND ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117732699
FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5110005
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117732699
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
195604
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NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
2120651
NUKAT ID
n2012240309
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810694321005606
Prabook ID
1779991
SHARE Catalogue author ID
26021
SNAC ARK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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Summary

Walter Rogowski was born on May 7, 1881[1], in Obrighoven[2]. He died on March 10, 1947[3], in Aachen[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], theoretical physicist[6], university teacher[7], engineer[8], and electrotechnician[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Walter Rogowski include Rogowski coil[30], an appliance[31].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Walter Rogowski include Rogowski coil[30], an appliance[31].

His notable doctoral advisees include Rolf Widerøe[32], a physicist[33], 1902–1996[34], of Norway[35], awarded the X-ray badge[36], specialised in physics[37].

FAQs

Where was Walter Rogowski born?

Walter Rogowski was born in Obrighoven[2].

Where did Walter Rogowski die?

Walter Rogowski died in Aachen[4].

What did Walter Rogowski do for work?

Walter Rogowski worked as a physicist[5], theoretical physicist[6], university teacher[7], engineer[8], and electrotechnician[9].

Where did Walter Rogowski go to school?

Walter Rogowski was educated at Gdańsk University of Technology[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Place of death → Aachen
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