Johann Sigismund Gottfried Huth

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Johann Sigismund Gottfried Huth (born May 2, 1763 in Rosslau (Elbe) ; † February 28 jul. / March 12, 1818 greg. In Tartu ) was a professor of mathematics and physics.

He studied together with Ernst Christoph Knorre in Halle with Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten († April 1787) and Johann Christian Foerster , with whom he received his doctorate on July 9, 1787 .

In 1788 he held private lectures at the University of Halle on the basics of algebra based on Karsten's textbooks and in the following year became professor of physics and mathematics at the University of Frankfurt (Oder) , where Heinrich von Kleist was one of his students around 1799 . Knorre and Huth were later mathematics professors at the German-speaking University of Dorpat in Estonia (Livonia), where Wilhelm von Struve was his student. Both are buried on the university field of the Raadi cemetery there.

Since 1812 Huth was a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .

In Frankfurt around 1789 he took part in Christian Ernst Wünsch's acoustic experiments . In 1796 he had in JH Lambert : A Treatise on Some Acoustic Instruments. From the French ... along with additions about the so-called horn of Alexander the Great, about experiences with an elliptical speaking tube, an acoustic speaking tube system suggested that he called "the telephone".

literature

  • Werner Hartkopf: The Berlin Academy of Sciences. Its members and award winners 1700–1990. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1992

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  1. ^ Siegmund Günther:  Knorre, Ernst Christoph Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 328.
  2. ^ Felix Bamberg:  Kleist, Heinrich von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, pp. 127-150.
  3. ↑ Ludwig Stieda :  Struve, Wilhelm von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 693-698.
  4. ↑ Werner Helmut Schmidt: Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732–1787) From Neubrandenburg to Halle - Applications, Relationships, Appointments ( Memento from June 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Members of the previous academies. Johann Simon Gottfried Sigismund Huth. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences , accessed on April 8, 2015 .
  6. ^ Dieter Ullmann: Chladni and the development of acoustics from 1750-1860. P. 69
  7. ↑ Lambert, JH: Treatise on some acoustic instruments. From the French ... plus additions about the so-called horn of Alexander the great, about experiences with an elliptical mouthpiece ...
  8. ↑ Feldhaus, Franz Maria: The technology of prehistoric times, the historical time and the primitive peoples. A handbook for archaeologists and historians, museums and collectors, art dealers and antiquarians , Sp. 1157 on Telephon
  9. ↑ Blitz & Anker: Information Technology - History and Backgrounds , Volume 1 by Joachim Beckh, ISBN 3-8334-2996-8

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SURNAME Huth, Johann Sigismund Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mathematician and physicist
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH Rosslau (Elbe)
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1818
Place of death Dorpat