| Authorised form of name | Oersted; Hans Christian (1777 - 1851) |
| Other forms of name | John Christian |
| Dates | 1777 - 1851 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Place of birth | Rudkobing, Langeland, Denmark |
| Date of birth | 14 August 1777 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Date of death | 09 March 1851 |
| Research field | Physics |
| Activity | Memberships:
Secretary, Royal Academy of Sciences, Copenhagen
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| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 12/04/1821 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1820 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
Sydney Ross, 'The Search for Electromagnetic Induction 1820-1831' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 184-219
K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp367-381
W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 |
| Code | NA7482 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1821/15 | Oersted, Hans Christian: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/003356 | Oersted, Hans Christian | nd |
| HS/13/168 | Draft letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 20 March 1846 |
| HS/13/164 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 4 June 1839 |
| HS/13/163 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 26 April 1839 |
| HS/13/170 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 20 June 1847 |
| HS/13/169 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 8 April 1846 |
| HS/13/172 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 12 October 1849 |
| HS/13/167 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 16 November 1841 |
| HS/13/166 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 4 July 1841 |
| HS/13/162 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 24 July 1825 |
| HS/20/228 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted | 1826 |
| HS/22/57 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Slough | 28 January 1840 |
| HS/13/171 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 29 August 1849 |
| HS/22/98 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Collingwood | 10 October 1841 |
| HS/22/88 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Collingwood | 20 June 1841 |
| HS/22/21 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Slough | 29 July 1839 |
| HS/22/102 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Collingwood | 4 December 1841 |
| HS/13/165 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 11 June 1841 |
| HS/13/173 | Letter, from Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, dated at Copenhagen | 28 December 1849 |
| MS/957/62 | Letter from [Hans Christian] Ørsted, to [Henry Kater] | 12 August 1823 |
| MS/957/14 | Diploma of membership of the Danish Academy of Science, to Henry Kater | 1 December 1824 |