Georg Friedrich Parrot
Georg Friedrich Parrot | |
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Georg Friedrich Parrot. Portrait by Pavel Smirnov, Saint Petersburg. | |
| Born | 15 July 1767 |
| Died | 8 July 1852 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Russian Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Stuttgart, University of Königsberg |
| Known for | First rector of the Imperial University of Dorpat |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Dorpat, Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences |
Georg Friedrich Parrot (15 July 1767 – 8 July 1852) was a German scientist, the first rector of the Imperial University of Dorpat (today Tartu, Estonia) in what was then the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire.