Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physicist and physician who made significant contributions in several scientific fields, particularly hydrodynamic stability. The Helmholtz Association, the largest German association of research... Wikipedia
Born: August 31, 1821, Potsdam, Germany
Died: September 8, 1894 (age 73 years), Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Inventions: Helmholtz resonance
Education: Heidelberg University and University of Königsberg
Parents: August Ferdinand Julius Helmholtz and Caroline Penn
Spouse: Anna von Helmholtz (m. 1861) and Olga von Velten (m. 1849–1859)