Paul Drude

Paul Drude
Born
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude

(1863-07-12)12 July 1863
Died5 July 1906(1906-07-05) (aged 42)
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen (PhD)
Known forDrude model (1900)
Spouse
Emilie Regelsberger
(m. 1894)
Children4
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisUeber die Gesetze der Reflexion und Brechung des Lichtes an der Grenze absorbierende Kristalle (On the laws of reflection and refraction of light at the boundary of absorbing crystals) (1887)
Doctoral advisorWoldemar Voigt
Notable studentsJames Franck

Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (/drd/; German: [ˈdʁuːdə] ; 12 July 1863 – 5 July 1906) was a German physicist specializing in optics. He was known for the Drude model.