Pieter Rijke

Physicist, Deceased Person

1812 – 1899

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Who was Pieter Rijke?

Petrus Leonardus Rijke was a Dutch physicist, and a professor in experimental physics at the University of Leiden. Rijke spent his scientific career exploring the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube. On July 1, 1852 he was married to Johanna Hamaker. They had 6 sons and 6 daughters.

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Born
Jul 11, 1812
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Education
  • Leiden University
Died
Apr 7, 1899

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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