Ernst Chladni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Chladni

German physicist, mathematician and musician

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1756

Place of Birth: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1827

Profession: astronomer, physicist, mathematician, geologist, musician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (German: ['??nst 'flo???ns 'f?i?d??ç 'kladn?]; 30 November 1756 – 3 April 1827) was a German physicist and musician.
His most important work, for which he is sometimes labeled the father of acoustics, included research on vibrating plates and the calculation of the speed of sound for different gases.
He also undertook pioneering work in the study of meteorites and is regarded by some as the father of meteoritics.