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Emil Warburg
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Born (1846-03-09)9 March 1846
Altona, Germany
Died 28 July 1931(1931-07-28) (aged 85)
Alma mater University of Berlin
Children Otto Heinrich Warburg
Scientific career
Fields Physics
Institutions University of Berlin
University of Strassburg
University of Freiburg
Thesis De systematis corporum vibrantium (1867)
Doctoral advisor Heinrich Gustav Magnus
Doctoral students Gustav Heinrich Angenheister
Eduard Grüneisen
James Franck
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Edgar Meyer [de]
R. W. Pohl
Other notable students Hans von Euler-Chelpin
William Duane

Emil Gabriel Warburg (born March 9, 1846 – died July 28, 1931) was an important German physicist. He taught physics at several famous universities, including Strassburg, Freiburg, and Berlin. He also led the German Physical Society from 1899 to 1905. His name is well-known in the field of electrochemistry because of something called the Warburg element.

Emil Warburg had many talented students. Some of them even won Nobel Prizes! For example, James Franck won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. Another student, Hans von Euler-Chelpin, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929. Emil Warburg's own son, Otto Heinrich Warburg, also won a Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1931. Emil Warburg was also a good friend of the famous scientist Albert Einstein.

Who Was Emil Warburg?

Emil Gabriel Warburg was born in Altona, Germany. He became a professor of physics, which means he taught and did research at universities. He worked at the University of Strassburg, the University of Freiburg, and the University of Berlin. Leading the German Physical Society showed how respected he was in the world of physics.

His Amazing Discoveries

Emil Warburg studied many different areas of physics. He explored how gases behave, how electricity moves through materials, and how light affects chemical reactions. He also researched how heat moves and the properties of magnets. His work helped us understand more about how the world around us works.

A Family of Scientists

Emil Warburg came from the well-known Warburg family. His son, Otto Heinrich Warburg, followed in his footsteps and became a very famous scientist too. Otto Heinrich Warburg won the Nobel Prize for his work on how cells get energy. It's amazing that both father and son made such big contributions to science!

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