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Egon Schweidler
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Egon Schweidler

Austrian physicist

Egon Schweidler (10 February 1873–10 February 1948), known until 1919 as Egon Ritter von Schweidler, was an Austrian physicist. The von Schweidler law in dielectrics is named after him.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Egon Schweidler (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 10, 1873, died Feb 12, 1948.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Vienna3

Career

Occupation: university teacher, physicist.6

In 1899, he went to the University of Vienna. In 1911 he was appointed as an associate professor. From 1911 to 1926, he was the head of the Department of Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck, where he was dean in 1924 and rector in 1925/26. In 1926, he returned as per his appeal as an Ordinary II at the Physics Institute of the University of Vienna. There, he also worked as a secretary (1929–1933), Secretary-General (1933–1938), and Vice President (1939–1945) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. In 1933, he was also elected chairman of the German Physical Society.

He died in Salzburg Seeham in 1948.

From Wikipedia’s article on Egon Schweidler (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornFeb 10, 1873, Vienna7
  • DiedFeb 12, 1948, Seeham8
  • CitizenshipAustria9

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