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Franz Ernst Neumann | |
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 Franz Ernst Neumann. Portrait by Carl Steffeck (1886) | |
| Born | 11 September 1798 |
| Died | 23 May 1895 (aged 96) Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
| Known for | Neumann formula Neumann's law Neumann–Minnigerode-Curie principle Kopp–Neumann law Magnetic vector potential |
| Children | |
| Awards | Copley Medal (1886) ForMemRS (1862) Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1860) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Mineralogy |
| Institutions | Königsberg University |
| Doctoral advisor | Christian Samuel Weiss |
| Doctoral students | Woldemar Voigt Alfred Clebsch Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Friedrich Heinrich Albert Wangerin |
Franz Ernst Neumann (11 September 1798 – 23 May 1895) was a German mineralogist and physicist. He devised the first formulas to calculate inductance. He also formulated Neumann's law for molecular heat. In electromagnetism, he is credited for introducing the magnetic vector potential.