August Toepler
August Toepler | |
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August Toepler's grave at Johannisfriedhof | |
| Born | August Joseph Ignaz Toepler 7 September 1836 |
| Died | 6 March 1912 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Jena |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Known for | Toepler pump Toepler–Holtz machine Schlieren photography |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrostatics |
| Institutions | Dresden University of Technology Riga Technical University University of Graz |
August Joseph Ignaz Toepler (7 September 1836 – 6 March 1912) was a German chemist and physicist known for his experiments in electrostatics.