Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein

Physicist, Deceased Person

1723 – 1795

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Who was Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein?

Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein was a German-born doctor, physicist and engineer. From 1753 to his death he was a professor in Copenhagen, and became the rector of University of Copenhagen four times.

In 1769 Kratzenstein constructed resonant cavities which, when he excited them by a vibrating reed, produced the sounds of the five vowels: a, e, i, o, and u.

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Born
1723
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  • Germany
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Died
Jul 6, 1795

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on July 23, 2013

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