Paul Volkmann (physicist)

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Paul Volkmann (born January 12, 1856 in Bladiau , district of Heiligenbeil ( East Prussia ); † April 15, 1938 in Königsberg ) was a German physicist and rector of the University of Königsberg.

Life

Volkmann was born the son of a Protestant clergyman. From 1875 he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Königsberg , where he received his doctorate in 1880. From 1880 Volkmann worked as assistant to Woldemar Voigt in Königsberg . Volkmann completed his habilitation in Königsberg in 1882 and was appointed associate professor in 1886. At the same time he became director of the mathematical-physical laboratory and the mathematical-physical seminar at the University of Königsberg. In 1894 Volkmann became a full professor of physics at the University of Königsberg. In the 1907/08 year of office he was elected rector of the University of Königsberg. In 1924 he retired.

Works

  • Lectures on the theory of light, taking into account the elastic and the electromagnetic view , Teubner, Leipzig 1891.
  • Franz Neumann * 11. Sept. 1798, +23. May 1895. A contribution to the history of German science , Teubner, Leipzig 1896.
  • The subjectivity of physical knowledge and the psychological justification of its representation. Speech at the handover of the rectorate of the Royal Albertus University in Königsberg i. Pr. On April 12, 1908 , Veit, Leipzig 1908.
  • The materialistic epoch of the nineteenth century and the phenomenological-monistic movement of the present , Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1909.
  • Skills of the natural sciences and monism of the present , Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1909.
  • Epistemological basics of the natural sciences and their relationship to contemporary intellectual life , 2nd edition, Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1910.
  • The peculiarity of nature and the obstinacy of monism , Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1910.
  • Introduction to the study of theoretical physics, particularly in analytical mechanics , 2nd edition, Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1913.
  • Questions about physical education in schools , Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1913.

literature

  • German Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 10, Munich 1999, p. 246.
  • Kürschner German Scholars Calendar, 4th edition, Stuttgart 1931, Col. 3120.
  • Who is it, IV edition, Leipzig 1909, p. 1477 f.
personal data
SURNAME Volkmann, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Volkmann, Paul Oscar Eduard; Volkmann, Paul Oskar Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist, mathematician and rector of the University of Königsberg
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Bladiau
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1938
Place of death Koenigsberg