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Authorised form of nameLichtenberg; Georg Christoph (? 1744 - 1799)
Other forms of nameGottfried Carl
Dates? 1744 - 1799
Place of birthOberramstadt, near Darmstadt, Germany
Date of birth01 July 1742 or 01 July 1744
Place of deathGottingen, Germany
Date of death24 February 1799
Research fieldPhysics
ActivityEducation:
Gottingen
Career:
Professor Extraordinarius (1770) and Professor Ordinarius (1775) in Physics, University of Gottingen; wrote on probability and astronomy
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/04/1793
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
Linde Katritzky, 'Coleridge's Links with Leading Men of Science' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 261-276, plate
Linde Katritzky, 'Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, FRS' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 41-49
Notes:
Christian names on certificate and in R are given as 'Gottfried Carl'. DSB gives birth date as 01 July 1742
CodeNA7991
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
IM/002744Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph1791
EC/1793/02Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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