Georg Hermann (Georg) Quincke
1834–1924
German physicist. PhD, Berlin, 1858; habilitated, 1859. Professor of physics, Würzburg, 1872; Heidelberg, 1875–1907. Worked on optical and magnetic anisotropy in colloid systems and devised several experimental instruments. Was the first to observe the streaming current and streaming potential in colloids. Foreign member, Royal Society of London, 1879.
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NDB.
Bibliography
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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