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 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1821/15 | Oersted, Hans Christian: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
IM/003356 | Oersted, Hans Christian | nd |