Wilhelm von Beetz

Wilhelm von Beetz (27 March 1822, in Berlin – 22 January 1886, in Munich) was a German physicist, known for his studies of electrical conductivity properties.[1]

He studied physics, chemistry and physiology in Berlin, and after completion of studies, remained in Berlin as an instructor of physics at the Cadet Corps, followed by duties as a teacher at the artillery and engineering school. Afterwards, he was a professor at the universities of Bern (from 1856) and Erlangen (from 1858). In 1868 he became a professor at the Polytechnic in Munich, where in 1874 he was appointed director.[2][1][3]

Gravesite of Beetz at Alter Nordfriedhof (Munich).

In 1845 he was co-founder of Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. In 1869 he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, and in 1882 was named president of the Internationalen Elektrizitäts-Ausstellung (International Electricity Exposition) in Munich.[1][2]

Published works

He best known work was Leitfaden der Physik (4th edition, 1872), a textbook of physics that was published over numerous editions.[4] Other noted writings by Beetz include:

  • Ueber Magnetismus (1852) – On magnetism.
  • Ueber den electrochemischen Vorgang an einer Aluminiumanode (1877) – On the electrochemical process of an aluminum anode.
  • Grundzüge der Elektrizitätslehre: zehn Vorlesungen (1878) – Principles of electrical theory.
  • Ueber galvanische Trockenelemente und deren Anwendung zu elektrometrischen und galvanometrischen Messungen (1885) – On galvanic dry cells and their application to electrometric and galvanometric measurements.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Electrochemical Dictionary edited by Allen J. Bard, György Inzelt, Fritz Scholz
  2. 1 2 Beetz, Friedrich Wilhelm Hubert von (seit 1876) In: Neue Deutsche Biographie
  3. ↑ Aachen - Braniß / edited by Rudolf Vierhaus Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopaedie
  4. ↑ Leitfaden der Physik HathiTrust Digital Library
  5. ↑ Wilhelm von Beetz de.Wikisource (bibliography)
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