Award
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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Emil Lenz
1804-02-12 – 1865-01-29
Life & Legacy
Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz (German: [ˈeːmɪl ˈlɛnts]; also Emil Khristianovich Lenz; Russian: Эми́лий Христиа́нович Ленц; 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1804 – 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1865), usually cited as Emil Lenz or Heinrich Lenz in some countries, was a Russian physicist of Baltic German descent who is most noted for formulating Lenz's law in electrodynamics in 1834.
Occupation & Career
physicist, engineer, inventor, university teacher
Education
Imperial University of Dorpat
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany); Lenz's law
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Employer
Imperial St. Petersburg University · Main Pedagogical Institute · Mikhailovsky Artillery School · Saint Peter's School · Saint Petersburg State University
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · Berlin Geographical Society · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences · Russian Geographical Society
Notable Work
Lenz's law
Education & Institutions
Imperial University of Dorpat
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Robert Lenz
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Family Child
Emma Samson von Himmelstiern
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Family Father
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Lenz
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Family Mother
Q124837382
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Family Sibling
Robert Lenz
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Family Spouse
Anna Lenz
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Notable Work
Lenz's law
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Sources & Provenance
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