Charles Soret
Charles Soret (born September 23, 1854 in Geneva ; † April 4, 1904 ibid) was a Swiss mineralogist and physicist and professor at the University of Geneva .
Soret was the son of the chemist Jacques-Louis Soret . He studied physics and mathematics in Geneva and at the Sorbonne with degrees in 1876 and 1878. Afterwards he was a lecturer and from 1881 professor for mineralogy and crystallography in Geneva. In 1898 he became rector of the university. He died after an operation.
Soret is known for the Ludwig-Soret effect (see thermophoresis ), which he published about in 1879 (also named after Carl Ludwig , who published in 1856). He also did research on refractometry .
literature
- JK Platten, P. Costesèque: Charles Soret. A short biography. On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of his death , European Physical Journal E 15, 2004, pp. 235-239. Online ( Memento from October 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soret, Archives des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Genève, Volume 2, 1879, pp. 48-61
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| SURNAME | Soret, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss mineralogist and physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1904 |
| Place of death | Geneva |