Arthur Schuster
Sir Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster
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Sir Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster (12 September 1851 – 14 October 1934) was a German-born British physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiography and the application of harmonic analysis to physics. Schuster's integral is named after him. He contributed to making the University of Manchester a centre for the study of physics.
Career
- 1851Born
- 1890Won Royal Society Bakerian Medal
- 1893Won Royal Medal
- 1913Member of National Academy of Sciences
- 1926Won Rumford Medal
- 1931Won Copley Medal
- 1934Passed away
- Member of Royal Society
- Member of Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Won Fellow of the Royal Society
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Frankfurt
- •Citizenship: Germany, United Kingdom
- •Known as: physicist, statistician, university teacher
- •Spouse: Emma Caroline Elizabeth Loveday
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