Heinrich Hertz

Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Hertz
	Hertz, c. 1890
Born	Heinrich Rudolf Hertz; 22 February 1857; Hamburg, German Confederation
Died	1 January 1894 (aged 36); Bonn, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Resting place	Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg
Education	Johanneum Gymnasium
Alma mater	Technische Hochschule Munich; University of Berlin (PhD);
Known for	Founding contact mechanics (1881); Work on cathode rays ; (1883, 1892); Discovering radio waves (1886); Discovering the photoelectric effect (1887); Inventing the parabolic antenna (1888);
Spouse	Elisabeth Doll (m. 1886)
Children	2, including Mathilde
Father	Gustav Ferdinand Hertz
Relatives	Gustav Ludwig Hertz (nephew)
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1888); Rumford Medal (1890);
	Scientific career
Fields	Electromagnetism; Mechanics;
Institutions	University of Berlin ; (1880–1883); University of Kiel ; (1883–1885); Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe (1885–1889); University of Bonn ; (1889–1894);
Thesis	Über die Induction in rotirenden Kugeln (On induction in rotating spheres) (1880)
Doctoral advisor	Hermann von Helmholtz
Other academic advisors	Gustav Kirchhoff; Wilhelm von Bezold;
Doctoral students	Vilhelm Bjerknes (1892); Josef Geitler von Armingen (1893);
Other notable students	Philipp Lenard; Udny Yule;
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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (/hɜːts/; German: [hɛʁts] ^ⓘ; 22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves predicted by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.

Heinrich Hertz
Hertz, c. 1890
Born	Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-02-22)22 February 1857 Hamburg, German Confederation
Died	1 January 1894(1894-01-01) (aged 36) Bonn, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Resting place	Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg
Education	Johanneum Gymnasium
Alma mater	Technische Hochschule Munich University of Berlin (PhD)
Known for	Founding contact mechanics (1881) Work on cathode rays (1883, 1892) Discovering radio waves (1886) Discovering the photoelectric effect (1887) Inventing the parabolic antenna (1888)
Spouse	Elisabeth Doll (m. 1886)
Children	2, including Mathilde
Father	Gustav Ferdinand Hertz
Relatives	Gustav Ludwig Hertz (nephew)
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1888) Rumford Medal (1890)
Scientific career
Fields	Electromagnetism Mechanics
Institutions	University of Berlin (1880–1883) University of Kiel (1883–1885) Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe (1885–1889) University of Bonn (1889–1894)
Thesis	Über die Induction in rotirenden Kugeln (On induction in rotating spheres) (1880)
Doctoral advisor	Hermann von Helmholtz
Other academic advisors	Gustav Kirchhoff Wilhelm von Bezold
Doctoral students	Vilhelm Bjerknes (1892) Josef Geitler von Armingen (1893)
Other notable students	Philipp Lenard Udny Yule

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