Paul Erman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Erman

German physicist

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1764

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 11-Oct-1851

Profession: scientist, physicist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Paul Erman (29 February 1764 – 11 October 1851) was a German physicist from Berlin, Brandenburg and a Huguenot of the fourth generation.
He was the son of the historian Jean Pierre Erman (1735–1814), author of Histoire des réfugiés. Erman became teacher of science successively at the French gymnasium (Französisches Gymnasium Berlin) in Berlin, and at the military academy, and on the foundation of the University of Berlin in 18 months he was chosen professor of physics.
His work was mainly concerned with electricity and magnetism, though he also made some contributions to optics and physiology. Erman died in Berlin.
He had a son, Georg Adolf Erman who was a physicist, and a grandson Johann Peter Adolf Erman, known as an Egyptologist.