Pieter Rijke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pieter Rijke

Dutch physicist

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1812

Place of Birth: Hemmen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1899

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Petrus Leonardus Rijke (July 11, 1812 – April 7, 1899) 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.