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Julius Plücker

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German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868)

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Julius Plücker was a Prussian physicist, mathematician, and university teacher. Born in Elberfeld in 1801, he died in Bonn in 1868. He was educated at the University of Bonn, Heidelberg University, the University of Marburg, and the University of Paris. His doctoral advisor was Christian Ludwig Gerling. Plücker served as a professor at the University of Bonn and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

He was a member of the Royal Society, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. Plücker received the Copley Medal. His doctoral students included Johann Wilhelm Hittorf, August Beer, Felix Klein, and Friedrich Albert Lange. He is buried at the Alter Friedhof Bonn.

His notable works include *Gesammelte wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen*, *System der geometrie des raumes in neuer analytischer behandlungsweise*, *Neue Geometrie des Raumes*, and *Gesammelte physikalische Abhandlungen*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1801
Died
1868
Works
13

Top works

  • Gesammelte wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen
  • System der geometrie des raumes in neuer analytischer behandlungsweise
  • Neue Geometrie des Raumes
  • Gesammelte physikalische Abhandlungen
  • Julius Plückers gesammelte wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1972

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Key facts

Born
( 1801-07-16 ) 16 July 1801, Elberfeld , Duchy of Berg , Holy Roman Empire
Died
22 May 1868 (1868-05-22) (aged 66), Bonn , Kingdom of Prussia
Alma mater
University of Bonn , University of Heidelberg , University of Berlin , University of Paris , University of Marburg
Known for
Plücker's conoid Plücker coordinates Plücker embedding Plücker formula Plücker matrix Plücker relations Plücker surface Homogeneous coordinates
Awards
Copley Medal (1866)
Fields
Mathematics , Physics
Institutions
University of Bonn , University of Berlin , University of Halle
Doctoral advisor
Christian Ludwig Gerling
Doctoral students
Felix Klein , August Beer , Johann Hittorf , Friedrich Lange

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Encyclopedic overview

Julius Plücker (16 July 1801 – 22 May 1868) was a German mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays that led eventually to the discovery of the electron. He also vastly extended the study of Lamé curves.

Biography

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