Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel
Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel (17 May 1814 – 18 February 1899) was a German physicist who was among the first to identify pyroelectric effects and the rotation of the plane of optical polarization in fluorspar upon application of electricity.
Hankel was born in Ermsleben at the base of the
Hankel's major findings were that the phenomenon of pyroelectricity was not limited to crystals with asymmetries (hemimorphism). He published 30 papers on the topic of pyroelectricity.[2][3] He also studied thermal effects on galvanic cells[4] and took an interest in atmospheric electricity.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Hankel married the daughter of a farmer in 1838 and they had a son who became a noted mathematician Hermann Hankel (1839–1873). His wife died on the day of their 60th wedding anniversary and he died a year later.[1]
References
- ^ a b Knott, Robert (1904). "Hankel, Wilhelm". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 49. pp. 757–759.
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External links
- Elektrische Untersuchungen (1856)