Rudolf Clausius

Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius was a German physicist, theoretical physicist, mathematician, and university teacher. Born in Koszalin in 1822, he was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg under Johann Schweigger, who served as his doctoral advisor. Clausius held academic degrees including a Doctor of Philosophy and an honorary doctorate. He worked at ETH Zurich, the University of Würzburg, the University of Zurich, and the University of Bonn.

Clausius participated in the Franco-Prussian War, including the Battle of Mars-la-Tour and the Battle of Gravelotte. He received the Copley Medal, the Poncelet Prize, the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, and the Iron Cross. He was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He died in Bonn and is buried at Alter Friedhof Bonn.