
Hans Christian Ørsted
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 173 years ago |
Date of birth | August 14,1777 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Rudkobing |
Denmark | |
Date of died | March 9,1851 |
Died | Copenhagen |
Denmark | |
Nationality | Danish |
Discovered | Aluminium |
Known for | electromagnetism |
Fields | Physics |
Chemistry | |
Job | Physicist |
Chemist | |
Books | The Soul in Nature: With Supplementary Contributions |
Selected Scientific Works of Hans Christian Ørsted | |
Aanden i Naturen | |
Der Geist in Der Natur - Scholar's Choice Edition | |
The Travel Letters of H. C. Ørsted | |
Spouse | Birgitte Ballum |
Children | Sophie Vilhelmine Bertha Ørsted |
Albert Nicolai Ørsted | |
Karen Scharling | |
Mathilde Elisabeth Ørsted | |
Karen Ørsted | |
Parents | Karen Hermandsen |
Søren Christian Ørsted | |
Awards | Copley Medal |
Education | Technical University of Denmark |
Copenhagen University | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 436317 |
Hans Christian Ørsted Life story
Hans Christian Ørsted FRSE was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism. Oersted's law and the oersted unit are named after him.