Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert

Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert ( born August 12, 1769 in Berlin, † March 7, 1824 in Leipzig ) was a German physicist.

Life

His parents were of the Supreme Court - lawyer Johann Ludwig Dietrich Gilbert (around 1744-1775 ) and Sophia Dorothea, born Jäner (around 1750-1824 ). He had five siblings. His paternal grandfather came from a Huguenot family, was postmaster at Fehrbellin and Owner of the Manor at Cantow.

He studied from 1786 in Halle, mainly mathematics and geography, and a doctorate in 1794 for a Doctor of Philosophy. He had received a scholarship, and a handbook for travelers by Germany. He then performed Hall lecturer of mathematics. In 1795 he became an associate professor and Observer at the Observatory. From 1798 he lectured in physics and was assistant librarian at Halle. 1801 he was appointed as successor of Friedrich Albrecht Carl Gren († 1798) Associate Professor of physics and chemistry. The limits established by Annals of Physics he continued after his death. 1808 gave the University of Greifswald his medical doctorate. 1811 appointed him to the University of Leipzig as professor of physics.

Gilbert has been included in 1797 in the Masonic Lodge to three swords in Halle.