Julius Plucker

Mathematician

Birthday July 16, 1801

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE May 22, 1868 (66)

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About

German mathematician and physicist who was known for making fundamental contributions to analytical geometry and for being a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays which led to the electron discovery.

Before Fame

He studied at a French geometry school in Paris in 1823 and was made a professor of mathematics in 1828.

Trivia

He was the recipient of the Copley Medal from the Royal Society in 1866.

Family Life

He was born into a German family in Elberfeld, Duchy of Berg.

Associated With

Like him, Rudolf Virchow was a German scientist.