Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
German physicist
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf was a German physicist who was born in Bonn and died in Münster, Germany.
Hittorf was the first to compute the electricity-carrying capacity of charged atoms and molecules, an important factor in understanding... Wikipedia
Born: March 27, 1824, Bonn, Germany
Died: November 28, 1914 (age 90 years), Münster, Germany
Education: University of Bonn
Award: Hughes Medal (1903)
Parents: Heinrich Hittorf and Theresia Hittorf
Known for: Crookes–Hittorf tube; Hittorf's metallic phosphorus; Ion transport number