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German physicist (1875-1922)

Key facts

Born
26 March 1875, Danzig , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
Died
16 November 1922 (1922-11-16) (aged 47), Munich , Bavaria , Weimar Republic
Alma mater
University of Berlin
Known for
Abraham–Minkowski controversy , Abraham–Lorentz force
Fields
Physics
Institutions
University of Göttingen (1900–1909) University of Chicago (1909–1909) Istituto Tecnico Superiore (until 1914) Technische Hochschule Stuttgart (until 1921)
Doctoral advisor
Max Planck

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Max
Family name
Abraham
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Gdańsk
Place of death
Munich
Occupation
mathematician
Employer
Telefunken
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral advisor
Max Planck
Student of
Max Planck
Field of work
physics
Image
Max abraham.png
Work location
Aachen
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date of birth
1875-03-26
date of death
1922-11-16
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Max Abraham
writing language
German
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Commons Creator page
Max Abraham
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Encyclopedic overview

Max Abraham ( German: [ˈaːbʀaham]; 26 March 1875 – 16 November 1922) was a German physicist known for his work on electromagnetism and his opposition to the theory of relativity.

Biography

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