August Kundt

August Kundt
August Kundt
	Kundt in 1885
Born	August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt; 18 November 1839; Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation
Died	21 May 1894 (aged 54); Israelsdorf, Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck, German Empire
Alma mater	University of Leipzig; University of Berlin ; (Dr. rer. nat.);
Known for	Kundt's tube (1866)
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Berlin ; (1867–1868, 1888–1894); Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (1868–1872); University of Straßburg (1872–1888);
Thesis	De lumine depolarisato (On depolarized light) (1864)
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Gustav Magnus
Doctoral students	Wilhelm Röntgen (1869); Ivan Puluj (1876); Heinrich Kayser (1879); Otto Wiener (1887); Friedrich Paschen (1889); Heinrich Rubens (1889); Pyotr Lebedev (1891); Wilhelm Hallwachs (1893); Hermann Theodor Simon (1894);
Other notable students	Franz S. Exner; Emil Warburg; Max Wien;

August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (German: [ˈaʊɡʊst ˈkʊnt]; 18 November 1839 – 21 May 1894) was a German physicist known for developing Kundt's tube, an appartus used to measure the speed of sound in gases and solids.

August Kundt
Kundt in 1885
Born	August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (1839-11-18)18 November 1839 Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation
Died	21 May 1894(1894-05-21) (aged 54) Israelsdorf, Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck, German Empire
Alma mater	University of Leipzig University of Berlin (Dr. rer. nat.)
Known for	Kundt's tube (1866)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Berlin (1867–1868, 1888–1894) Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (1868–1872) University of Straßburg (1872–1888)
Thesis	De lumine depolarisato (On depolarized light) (1864)
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Gustav Magnus
Doctoral students	Wilhelm Röntgen (1869) Ivan Puluj (1876) Heinrich Kayser (1879) Otto Wiener (1887) Friedrich Paschen (1889) Heinrich Rubens (1889) Pyotr Lebedev (1891) Wilhelm Hallwachs (1893) Hermann Theodor Simon (1894)
Other notable students	Franz S. Exner Emil Warburg Max Wien