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Hans Falkenhagen

1895 – 1971

German physicist

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About Hans Falkenhagen

Lived 1895 – 1971 (aged 76). Hans Falkenhagen was a German physicist, pedagogue, university teacher and writer.

Hans Falkenhagen (13 May 1895 – 26 June 1971) was a German physicist and electrochemist best known for eponymous Debye–Falkenhagen effect.

1955 he became a regular member of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin and in 1962 a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

Works Kohäsion und Zustandsgleichung von Dipolgasen, Dissertation, Göttingen 1920 Paschen-Back-Effekt des H-Atoms, Habilitationsschrift, Köln 1924 P. Debye und H. Falkenhagen: Dispersion der Leitfähigkeit starker Elektrolyte. In: Zeitschr. f. Elektrochem. 24, 1928, S. 562ff Zur Theorie der Gesamtkurve des Wien-Effekts. In: Phys. Zeitschr. 30, 1929, S. 163ff Das Wurzelgesetz der inneren Reibung starker Elektrolyte. In: Z. phys. Chem (Leipzig) B6, 1929, S. 159ff Elektrolyte. Hirzel, Leipzig 1932 Die Naturwissenschaft in Lebensbildern großer Forscher. Hirzel, Stuttgart 1948 Theorie der Elektrolyte. Hirzel, Stuttgart 1971

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Göttingen
Employers
TU Dresden, University of Cologne, University of Rostock
Awards
National Prize of East Germany
Also known as
Hans Eduard Wilhelm Falkenhagen

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Hans Falkenhagen's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Hans Falkenhagen?

German physicist (1895–1971)

When was Hans Falkenhagen born?

Hans Falkenhagen was born on 13 May 1895 in Wernigerode.

When did Hans Falkenhagen die?

Hans Falkenhagen died on 26 June 1971 in Rostock.

What was Hans Falkenhagen's occupation?

Hans Falkenhagen was a physicist, pedagogue, university teacher and writer.

What nationality was Hans Falkenhagen?

Hans Falkenhagen was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hans Falkenhagen

· Wikidata: Q91619

· DBpedia: Hans Falkenhagen

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