Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (12 August 1769 – 7 March 1824) was a German

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and

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, and professor of physics at the

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. From 1799-1824 he published the "''

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''", of which Poggendorffs "'' Annalen der Physik und Chemie''" was a continuation.

Biography

Gilbert was born in

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. After studying mathematics and geography in the

University of Halle Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university in ...

, he was appointed as professor in 1795. In 1811, he was appointed as professor of physics at the

, and remained in that post until his death. He died in Leipzig. Since 1816 he had been a correspondent of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands.

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Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert
1769 births 1824 deaths 19th-century German physicists 18th-century German chemists University of Halle alumni University of Halle faculty Leipzig University faculty Scientists from Berlin Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 18th-century German physicists {{Germany-chemist-stub