Award
Demidov Prize
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Moritz von Jacobi
1801-09-09 – 1874-02-27
Life & Legacy
Moritz Hermann von Jacobi (German: [ˈmoːʁɪts fɔn
jaˈkoːbi]; 21 September 1801 – 10 March 1874), also known as Boris Semyonovich Yakobi (Russian: Борис Семёнович Якоби), was a German-Russian electrical engineer and physicist.
Occupation & Career
physicist, inventor, university teacher, electrotechnician
Education
University of Göttingen; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Imperial University of Dorpat
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Demidov Prize; noble title; International Exposition 1867; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany); electric motor; maximum power transfer theorem; electrotyping; galvanoplasty; Jacobi’s electric boat; naval mine
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Demidov Prize · honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) · International Exposition 1867 · noble title
Employer
Imperial University of Dorpat · Military Engineering-Technical University · Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Pontificia Accademia dei Nuovi Lincei · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences
Notable Work
electric motor · electrotyping · galvanoplasty · Jacobi’s electric boat · maximum power transfer theorem · naval mine
Education & Institutions
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Imperial University of Dorpat · University of Göttingen
Verified Legacy Record
Award
noble title
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Award
International Exposition 1867
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Award
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Family Child
Nikolai Yakobi
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Family Child
Vladimir Yakobi
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Family Father
Simon Jacobi
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
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Notable Work
electric motor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Notable Work
maximum power transfer theorem
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Notable Work
electrotyping
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Notable Work
galvanoplasty
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Notable Work
Jacobi’s electric boat
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Notable Work
naval mine
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60579 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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