Christian Doppler

Christian Andreas Doppler was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, academic, and astronomer. Born in Salzburg in 1803, he worked in Vienna and Prague. He was employed by the University of Vienna, Charles University, TU Wien, and the Czech Technical University in Prague. His notable work includes the Doppler effect. He also authored works such as *Ueber das farbridge Lict der Doppelsterne und einiger anderer Gestirne des Himmels* and *Abhandlungen*.

Doppler was educated at TU Wien, the Czech Technical University in Prague, the University of Vienna, and the University of Salzburg. He wrote in German and described his field of work as physics, mathematics, and astronomy. He died in Venice in 1853 from natural causes and is buried in the Cemetery of San Michele. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*.