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Hermann von Helmholtz
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German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)
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Hermann von Helmholtz was a German male figure associated with classical music, including works categorized under the classical period and Beethoven. He was recognized in the collections of the Royal Society and the American Academy Arts Sciences.
Born in 1821 and deceased in 1894, he is listed as an author with 136 works. Notable titles include *Goethe's Vorahnungen kommender naturwissenschaftlicher Ideen*, *Die Helmholtzsche Wirbeltheorie für Ingenieure bearbeitet*, and *Ueber das Sehen des Menschen ein Populär Wissenschaftlicher Vortrag*. Other works include *Les glaciers et les transformations de l'eau* and *Ueber die Theorie der zusammengesetzten Farben*.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Potsdam
- Place of death
- Potsdam
- Occupation
- scientist
- Position held
- rector
- Employer
- Prussian Army
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- conservation of energy
- Doctoral advisor
- Johannes Peter Müller
- Student of
- Johannes Peter Müller
- Doctoral student
- Ernst Pringsheim
- Field of work
- psychology
- Image
- Hermann von Helmholtz.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- Commons Creator page
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- Commons category
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- date of birth
- 1821-08-31
- date of death
- 1894-09-08
- topic's main category
- Category:Hermann von Helmholtz
- birth name
- Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand Helmholtz
- Commons gallery
- Hermann von Helmholtz
- student
- Francis Robbins Upton
- name in native language
- Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
- writing language
- German
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- interested in
- physiology
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- medical condition
- epilepsy
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