Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz ( hurts; German: [hɛʁts] ; 22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves proposed by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.
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| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Heinrich Hertz |
| Image | Text | HEINRICH HERTZ.JPG |
| Caption | Text | Hertz, c. 1890 |
| [Birth Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Birth Name) | Text | Heinrich Rudolf Hertz |
| [Birth Date](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Birth Date) | Text | February 22, 1857 |
| [Birth Place](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Birth Place) | Text | Hamburg, German Confederation |
| [Death Date](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Death Date) | Text | January 1, 1894 |
| [Death Place](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Death Place) | Text | Bonn, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| [Resting Place](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Resting Place) | Text | Ohlsdorf Cemetery |
| Education | Text | Johanneum Gymnasium |
| [Alma Mater](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Alma Mater) | Text | Technische Hochschule Munich |
| [Known For](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Known For) | Text | contact mechanics, cathode rays, radio waves, photoelectric effect, parabolic antenna |
| Spouse | Text | Elisabeth Doll (m. 1886) |
| Children | Text | Mathilde |
| Father | Text | Gustav Ferdinand Hertz |
| Relatives | Text | Gustav Ludwig Hertz |
| Awards | Text | Matteucci Medal, Rumford Medal |
| Fields | Text | Electromagnetism, Mechanics |
| [Work Institutions](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Work Institutions) | Text | University of Kiel, Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe, University of Bonn |
| [Thesis Title](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Thesis Title) | Text | Über die Induction in rotirenden Kugeln (On induction in rotating spheres) |
| [Thesis Url](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Thesis Url) | Text | https://edoc.hu-berlin.de/items/9d46acc4-ef7e-4c02-92b9-117ed13019dc |
| [Thesis Year](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Thesis Year) | Text | 1880 |
| [Doctoral Advisor](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Doctoral Advisor) | Text | Hermann von Helmholtz |
| [Academic Advisors](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Academic Advisors) | Text | Wilhelm von Bezold, Gustav Kirchhoff |
| [Notable Students](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Notable Students) | Text | Vilhelm Bjerknes, Josef von Geitler-Armingen, Philipp Lenard, Udny Yule |
| Signature | Text | Autograph of Heinrich Hertz.png |