Hans Christian Ørsted_
Rudkøbing
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Born
Rudkøbing
Birthday
Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Thursday)
Died
Birthplace
Rudkøbing
Nationality
Languages
Danish, Latin
Spouse
Inger Birgitte Ørsted (1814-1851)
Children
2 children: Albert Nicolai Ørsted, Karen Scharling
Education
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, University of Copenhagen
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
鸡 Rooster
Name Origin
English < German
Popularity
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Hans Christian Ørsted: Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851).
Born in Rudkøbing (died at age 73).
9 awards including Copley Medal.
Studied at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
AWARDS (9)
B
Copley Medal
WON
B
Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
WON
B
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
WON
B
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
WON
Biography
Hans Christian Ørsted, sometimes transliterated as Oersted, was a Danish chemist and physicist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. This phenomenon is known as Oersted's law. He also discovered aluminium, a chemical element.
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