Wilhelm Holtz [SEP] date of birth
Wilhelm Holtz
Wilhelm Holtz (15 October 1836 – 27 September 1913) was a German physicist who was a native of Saatel bei Barth, Mecklenburg.
Between 1857 and 1862, he studied physics and natural sciences in Berlin, Dijon and Edinburgh. Afterwards, he performed experiments with electricity in Berlin, and later became associated with research at the universities of Halle and Greifswald, where in 1884 he became a professor of physics.
In 1865 Holtz invented the "Holtz electrostatic influence machine", an electrostatic induction generator that
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