Christian Doppler
Austrian mathematician and physicist
Christian Andreas Doppler was an Austrian mathematician and physicist. He formulated the principle – now known as the Doppler effect – that the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer. Wikipedia
Born: November 29, 1803, Salzburg, Austria
Died: March 17, 1853 (age 49 years), Venice, Italy
Education: University of Vienna (1829), Vienna University of Technology (1822–1825), and Czech Technical University in Prague
Children: Adolf Doppler
Parents: Johann Evangelist Doppler and Theresia Seeleithner
Siblings: Anna Doppler, Katharina Doppler Müllbauer, Johann Doppler, and more
Spouse: Mathilde Sturm (m. 1836–1853)