Hendrik Lorentz
Hendrik Lorentz
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a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.
Born
18 July 1853 Arnhem, Netherlands
Died
4 February 1928 (aged 74) Haarlem, Netherlands
Nationality
Dutch
Known for
Lorentz transformation Lorentz ether theory Abraham–Lorentz force Lorentz force Lorentz contraction Lorentzian metric Lorentz factor Drude–Lorentz model Lorentz reciprocity Lorentz rule Lorentz–Lorenz
Fields
Physics
Alma mater
University of Leiden
Awards
Nobel Prize for Physics (1902) ForMemRS (1905) Rumford Medal (1908) Franklin Medal (1917) Copley Medal (1918)
Institutions
University of Leiden
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Netherlands
Doctoral advisor
Pieter Rijke
Doctoral students
Geertruida L. de Haas-Lorentz Adriaan Fokker Leonard Ornstein Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen
era
1800+