Gabriel Fahrenheit
Natuurkundige
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was een Duits natuurkundige die een groot deel van zijn werkzame leven in de Verenigde Nederlanden doorbracht. Hij werd bekend door de Fahrenheit-temperatuurschaal. Wikipedia
Geboren: 24 mei 1686, Gdańsk, Polen
Overleden: 16 september 1736, Den Haag, Nederland
Begraafplaats: Kloosterkerk, Den Haag, Nederland
Ouders: Concordia Schumann en Daniel Fahrenheit
Broers/zussen: Virginia Elizabeth Fahrenheit
Volledige naam: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
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