Faith Community
Lutheranism
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q68976 · wikidata
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Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein
1723-01-30 – 1795-07-07
Life & Legacy
Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein (30 January 1723, Wernigerode – 6 July 1795, Copenhagen) was a German-born medical doctor, physicist and engineer. From 1753 to the end of his life he was a professor at the University of Copenhagen where he served as rector four times. He is especially known for his investigations of the use of electricity in medicine and the first attempts at mechanical speech synthesis. As a teacher he wrote the first textbook on experimental physics in the united kingdom of Denmark-Norway.
Occupation & Career
physicist, university teacher, physician, naturalist
Education
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Faith & Community
Lutheranism
Legacy Highlights
Church
Lutheranism
Employer
University of Copenhagen
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences · Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q68976 — wikidata View source
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