Rudolf Clausius
| Rudolf Clausius | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 January 1822 Köslin, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 24 August 1888 (aged 66) Bonn, German Empire |
| Fields | thermodynamics |
| Institutions | University of Berlin ETH Zürich |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin University of Halle |
| Known for | kinetic theory entropy |
| Notable awards | Copley Medal (1879) |
| Spouse | Adelheid Rimpham (m. 1859, d. 1875) Sophie Stack (m. 1886) |
Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (2 January 1822 – 24 August 1888) was a German physicist.[1][2][3]
Early life
Rudolf Clausius was born in 1822 in Köslin (now Koszalin, West Pomerania, Poland) in the Province of Pomerania (part of the Kingdom of Prussia) to Carl Ernst Gottlieb (1781–1855), a theologian and schoolteacher, and Charlotte Wilhelmine Dienemann (1793–1840): he was the sixth of eighteen children.[2]
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ↑ Clausius, Rudolf. In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie; Duncker & Humblot: Leipzig, 1910; Vol. 55, pp 720–29, <http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd116540486.html>.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clausius Rudolf Julius Emanuel. In Neue Deutsche Biographie; Duncker & Humblot: Berlin, 1957; Vol. 3, pp 276–78, <http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd116540486.html>.
- ↑ Clausius, Rudolf Julius Emmanuel. In Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.; University Press: Cambridge, 1911; Vol. 6, p 468, <http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Clausius%2C_Rudolf_Julius_Emmanuel>.
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