Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves predicted by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism. The unit of frequency, cycle per second, was named the "hertz"... Wikipedia
Born: February 22, 1857, Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 1, 1894 (age 36 years), Bonn, Germany
Children: Mathilde Carmen Hertz and Johanna Hertz
Spouse: Elisabeth Hertz (m. 1886–1894)
Education: Humboldt University of Berlin (1878–1880), Technical University of Munich, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and more
Parents: Gustav Ferdinand Hertz and Anna Elisabeth Pfefferkorn
Awards: Matteucci Medal (1888) and Rumford Medal (1890)