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Nationality
Languages
German
Spouse
Elisabeth Hertz
Children
2 children: Johanna Hertz, Mathilde Carmen Hertz
Parents
Gustav Ferdinand Hertz
Education
Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Zodiac Sign
♓ Pisces
Chinese Zodiac
蛇 Snake
Name Origin
English < German < Old High German (Heimrih)
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Heinrich Hertz: German physicist (1857–1894).
Born in Hamburg (died at age 36).
5 awards including Bressa Prize.
Studied at Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums.
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AWARDS (5)
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Bressa Prize
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CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
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La Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences
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Matteucci Medal
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Biography
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves proposed by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.
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Heinrich Hertz was born in Hamburg.
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