Friedrich Paschen
German physicist
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Louis Carl Heinrich Friedrich Paschen, was a German physicist, known for his work on electrical discharges. He is also known for the Paschen series, a series of hydrogen spectral lines in the infrared region that he first observed in 1908. Wikipedia
Born: January 22, 1865, Schwerin, Germany
Died: February 25, 1947 (age 82 years), Potsdam, Germany
Notable students: Walther Gerlach, Ernst Emil Alexander Back, Georg Joos, and more
Academic advisor: August Kundt
Education: Humboldt University of Berlin and Strasbourg University
Award: Rumford Medal (1928)