Clemens Hess
Clemens Hess (born September 8, 1850 in Zug , † January 27, 1918 in Frauenfeld ) was a Swiss teacher , physicist and meteorologist .
life and work
Hess was the son of Jakob and Anna Marie Magdalena, née Fridlin, and studied mathematics and physics at the ETH Zurich from 1869 to 1873 . He then went on to teach physics at the Mittweida technical center in Saxony . Here he met his future wife Elisabeth, née Fischer. Her son was Walter Rudolf Hess .
From 1877, Hess taught physics at the Frauenfeld canton school for forty years and joined the Thurgau Natural Research Society, of which he was president from 1893 to 1904. Hess gave numerous lectures, mostly about inventions in the field of electricity, from lighting to wireless telegraphy. In 1886 he wrote his dissertation "On the brightness and energy consumption of electric light bulbs".
Hess's main area of research was meteorology. At his suggestion, 24 rain measuring stations were created in the canton of Thurgau , which came into operation in 1879. He was regarded throughout Switzerland as an authority in the field of storm clouds. His "hail tables" were used by insurance companies as the basis for calculating premiums.
As a member of the Federal Earthquake Commission, Hess also carried out earthquake research.
literature
- Hans M. Speich: Clemens Hess - meteorologist and physicist . In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 55, 1980, pp. 114–118. ( e-periodica.ch )
Web links
- Christoph Mörgeli: Hess, Clemens . In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hess, Clemens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss teacher, physicist and meteorologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | train |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1918 |
| Place of death | Frauenfeld |