Ernst Wagner

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Ernst Wagner
Born	August 14, 1876 Hildburghausen, German Empire
Died	November 1, 1928 Würzburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Fields	Physicist
Institutions	University of Würzburg University of Munich
Alma mater	University of Würzburg University of Berlin University of Munich
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Röntgen
Doctoral students	Helmuth Kulenkampff

Ernst Wagner was a German physicist. He was born on 14 August 1876 at Hildburghausen. He first studied medicine and physics at the Universities of Würzburg, Berlin, and Munich, obtaining his doctorate under Wilhelm Röntgen in 1903. He became Privatdozent in spring 1909 and extraordinary professor in 1915 at the University of Munich. Wagner was notable for his work on X-rays and on the absolute measurement of high pressure.

References

J. Mehra and H. Rechenburg, Historical Development of Quantum Theory, Vol. 1, Springer, p. 322

External links

Ernst Wagner at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

Authority control	VIAF: 45083399 MGP: 144438

Persondata
Name	Wagner, Ernst
Alternative names
Short description	German physicist
Date of birth	August 14, 1876
Place of birth	Hildburghausen, Germany
Date of death	November 1, 1928
Place of death	Würzburg, Germany

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