Person
Johann Jakob Balmer
1825 – 1898 · aged 73
Swiss mathematician (1825–1898)
- Born
- 1 May 1825 · Lausen
- Died
- 12 Mar 1898 · Basel
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- 1 May 1825BornBorn in Lausen
- 12 Mar 1898DiedDied in Basel
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
Biography
Johann Jakob Balmer (1 May 1825 – 12 March 1898) was a Swiss mathematician best known for his work in physics, the Balmer series of the hydrogen atom.
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