When was Hendrik Lorentz born?

Hendrik Lorentz was born on 18 July 1853 in Arnhem.

What positions has Hendrik Lorentz held?

Positions held by Hendrik Lorentz include: rector magnificus of Leiden University (1899–1900).

Where did Hendrik Lorentz study?

Hendrik Lorentz was educated at Leiden University.

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Hendrik Lorentz

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was a Dutch theoretical physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for their discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. He derived the Lorentz transformation of the special theory of relativity, as well as the Lorentz force, which describes the force acting on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field. He was also responsible for the Lorentz oscillator model, a classical model used to describe the anomalous dispersion observed in dielectric materials when the driving frequency of the electric field was near the resonant frequency of the material, resulting in abnormal refractive indices.

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Born: 18 July 1853 wd
Place of birth: Arnhem wd
Died: 4 February 1928 wd
Place of death: Haarlem wd
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands wd
Occupation: theoretical physicist, physicist, mathematician, botanist, university teacher, curator wd
Education: Leiden University wd
Spouse: Aletta Lorentz-Kaiser wd

Positions held wd

rector magnificus of Leiden University (1899–1900)

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physics (1902)
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1908)
Copley Medal (1918)
Rumford Medal (1908)
Franklin Medal (1917)
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1905)
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Honorary doctor of Leiden University (1900)
Echegaray Medal (1925)
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1924)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1911)

About

Lorentz received many other honors and distinctions, including a term as Chairman of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation, the forerunner of UNESCO, from 1925 until his death in 1928.

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When was Hendrik Lorentz born?: Hendrik Lorentz was born on 18 July 1853 in Arnhem.
What positions has Hendrik Lorentz held?: Positions held by Hendrik Lorentz include: rector magnificus of Leiden University (1899–1900).
Where did Hendrik Lorentz study?: Hendrik Lorentz was educated at Leiden University.

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