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Rudolf Clausius

1822 to 1888 3 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Rudolf Clausius across 3 places, from 1840 to 1869. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (2 January 1822 – 24 August 1888) was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founding fathers of the science of thermodynamics.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Rudolf Clausius was documented, and when

1840 to 1844period
University of Berlinattested “Clausius graduated from the University of Berlin in 1844 where he had studied mathematics and physics since 1840 with Gustav Magnus, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, and Jakob Steiner.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
1869year
Bonnattested “During that year, he moved to Würzburg and two years later, in 1869 to Bonn.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
1869year
University of Würzburgattested “During that year, he moved to Würzburg and two years later, in 1869 to Bonn.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius

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Places Rudolf Clausius is documented in

Bonn1 presence · 1869University of Berlin1 presence · 1840University of Würzburg1 presence · 1869

Other places tied to Rudolf Clausius in the record

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1838year
Szczecinmentioned “In 1838, he went to the Gymnasium in Stettin.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
1848year
University of Hallementioned “During 1848, he got his doctorate from the University of Halle on optical effects in Earth's atmosphere.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
1850year
TU Berlinmentioned “In 1850 he became professor of physics at the Royal Artillery and Engineering School in Berlin and Privatdozent at the Berlin University.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
1850year
Berlinmentioned “In 1850 he became professor of physics at the Royal Artillery and Engineering School in Berlin and Privatdozent at the Berlin University.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
1855 to 1867period
ETH Zürichmentioned “In 1855 he became professor at the ETH Zürich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, where he stayed until 1867.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
1855 to 1867period
Zürichmentioned “In 1855 he became professor at the ETH Zürich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, where he stayed until 1867.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius
24 August 1888exact date
Bonnmentioned “Two years later, on 24 August 1888, he died in Bonn, Germany.” source: Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius

Documented at the same place, the same year

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-MoellendorffBonn · 1869Mikhail BakuninUniversity of Berlin · 1840Friedrich ListUniversity of Berlin · 1840Josiah Willard GibbsUniversity of Berlin · 1840Eduard HeineUniversity of Berlin · 1840

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