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Gustav Kirchhoff
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| Born | 12 March 1824 Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 17 October 1887 (aged 63) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Residence | Prussia/German Empire |
| Nationality | Prussian |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Berlin University of Breslau University of Heidelberg |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
| Doctoral advisor | Franz Ernst Neumann |
| Known for | Kirchhoff's circuit laws Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation Kirchhoff's laws of spectroscopy Kirchhoff's law of thermochemistry |
| Notable awards | Rumford medal |
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (12 March 1824 – 17 October 1887) was a German physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and radiation by heated objects. He coined the term black body radiation in 1862.
He proposed two sets of independent concepts in both circuit theory and thermal emission. They are all called 'Kirchhoff's laws' after him, as well as a law of thermochemistry. The Bunsen–Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after him and his colleague, Robert Bunsen. He also discovered rubidium with Bunsen in 1861.
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