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Otto von Guericke

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Otto von Guericke

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Also known as Otto von Gericke

German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686)

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Otto von Guericke was a German physicist, inventor, politician, and jurist. Born in Magdeburg in 1602, he died in Hamburg in 1686. He received his education at Leipzig University and worked in the field of mathematical physics. His professional career included serving as mayor, with work locations in both Magdeburg and Hamburg. He was a citizen of Germany and spoke Latin.

Guericke is associated with works such as the "Magdeburg hemispheres" and "Otto v. Guericke über die Luftpumpe und den Luftdruck." His writings are held in the collection of the Deutsches Museum. He is buried in Magdeburg.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1602
Died
1686
Works
10

Top works

  • Otto von Guericke's sammlung lateinischer, französischer, italienischer, holländischer und deutscher sinnsprüche
  • "Magdeburg hemispheres."
  • Verfolgt
  • Otto v. Guericke über die Luftpumpe und den Luftdruck
  • Experimenta nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de vacuo spatio primùm à R. P. Gaspare Schotto...nunc verò ab ipso auctore perfectiùs edita, variisque aliis experimentis aucta

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1770-12-17
Active to
1827-03-26
32 sonatasbeethoven gardinerclassicalclassical periodcompletecomposer

Discography

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies

    · 2014 · cited 24,505x

  2. Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2

    · 2019 · cited 20,887x

  3. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

    · 2007 · cited 17,564x

  4. ModelFinder: fast model selection for accurate phylogenetic estimates

    · 2017 · cited 17,251x

  5. IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era

    · 2020 · cited 16,390x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Otto
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Magdeburg
Place of death
Hamburg
Occupation
scientist
Position held
mayor
Educated at
Leipzig University
Employer
Magdeburg
Languages spoken
Latin
Field of work
mathematical physics
Image
Otto von Guericke portrait.jpg
Work location
Hamburg
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Commons category
Otto von Guericke
date of birth
1602-01-01
date of death
1686-00-00
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Otto von Guericke
name in native language
Otto von Guericke
place of burial
Magdeburg
has works in the collection
Deutsches Museum
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview

Otto von Guericke ( UK: /ˈɡɛərɪkə/ GAIR-ik-ə, US: /ˈɡ(w)ɛərɪkə, -ki/ G(W)AIR-ik-ə, -⁠ee, German: [ˈɔtoː fɔn ˈɡeːʁɪkə] ; spelled Gericke until 1666; 30 November [O.S. 20 November] 1602 – 21 May [O.S. 11 May] 1686) was a German scientist, inventor, mathematician, and physicist. His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental methods and repeatable demonstrations on the physics of the vacuum, atmospheric pressure, electrostatic repulsion, his advocacy for the reality of "action at a distance" and of "absolute space" were noteworthy contributions for the advancement of the Scientific Revolution.

Biography

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