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February 22, 1857
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January 1, 1894
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Heinrich Hertz (born February 22, 1857, in Hamburg, Germany, and died January 1, 1894, in Bonn) was a German physicist, philosopher, and engineer known for his contribution to the field of electromagnetism. Hertz held German citizenship and was the father of Mathilde Carmen Hertz.
Hertz was educated at several renowned institutions, including the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Technical University of Munich, and the Humboldt University of Berlin. His doctoral advisor was the eminent physicist Hermann von Helmholtz. Hertz also served as a mentor to several notable doctoral students, including Vilhelm Bjerknes, Udny Yule, and Josef Geitler von Armingen. Heinrich Hertz's father was Gustav Ferdinand Hertz.
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