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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was a German physicist, satirist, and Anglophile. He was the first person in Germany to hold a professorship explicitly dedicated to experimental physics.

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  1. Anders Jahan RetziusOctober 3, 1742 – October 6, 1821
  2. Carl Wilhelm ScheeleDecember 9, 1742 – May 21, 1786
  3. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (this page)July 1, 1742 – February 24, 1799
  4. Jean SenebierMay 25, 1742 – July 22, 1809
  5. Nicolas LeblancDecember 6, 1742 – January 16, 1806
  6. Martin Heinrich KlaprothDecember 1, 1743 – January 1, 1817

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