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Also known as Lorand Eotvos, Eötvös Loránd, Eotvos Lorand

Hungarian physicist (1848–1919)

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Loránd Eötvös (1848–1919) was a Hungarian physicist, mathematician, university teacher, and politician who held the noble title of baron. Born in Pest, he was educated at the University of Trnava and Heidelberg University, where his doctoral advisors included Gustav Kirchhoff, Leo Königsberger, and Robert Bunsen. He served as a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Eötvös worked in the field of physics and was employed by Eötvös Loránd University. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. His father was József Eötvös, and he had three children. He resided in Hungary and died in Budapest on April 8, 1919. He is buried in the Fiume Road Graveyard.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Hungary
Active from
1944-01-02
Active to
2024-03-24
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Key facts

Prime minister
Sándor Wekerle
Preceded by
Albin Csáky
Succeeded by
Gyula Wlassics
Born
27 July 1848, Buda , Kingdom of Hungary
Died
8 April 1919 (1919-04-08) (aged 70), Budapest , Austria-Hungary
Resting place
Fiume Road Graveyard , Budapest
Party
Liberal Party
Spouse
Gizella Horvát
Parents
József Eötvös (father) Ágnes Rosty (mother)
Alma mater
Heidelberg University ( PhD )
Occupation
physicist politician
Known for
Eötvös effect , Eötvös experiment , Eötvös number , Eötvös rule
Doctoral advisor
Hermann Helmholtz
Institutions
University of Budapest

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Pest
Place of death
Budapest
Occupation
inventor
Political party
Liberal Party
Languages spoken
Hungarian
Native language
Hungarian
Notable work
Eötvös rule
Noble title
baron
Doctoral advisor
Robert Bunsen
Field of work
physics
Image
Eötvös Loránd.jpg
Number of children
3
Residence
Hungary
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Loránd Eötvös
date of death
1919-04-08
date of birth
1848-07-27
name in native language
Eötvös Loránd
place of burial
Fiume Road Graveyard
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Encyclopedic overview

Baron Loránd Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (or simply Loránd Eötvös /ˈɜːrtvɔːs/; Hungarian: [ˈloːraːnd ˈøtvøʃ]; Hungarian: vásárosnaményi báró Eötvös Loránd Ágoston; 27 July 1848 – 8 April 1919), also called Baron Roland von Eötvös in English literature, was a Hungarian physicist. He is remembered today largely for his work on gravitation and surface tension, and the invention of the torsion pendulum.

In addition to Eötvös Loránd University and the Eötvös Loránd Institute of Geophysics in Hungary, the Eötvös crater on the Moon, the asteroid 12301 Eötvös and the mineral lorándite also bear his name, as well as a peak (Cima Eotvos) in the Dolomites.

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