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Abbe, Ernst

Born: 23 January 1840, Eisenach, Germany
Died: 14 January 1905, Jena, Germany

Physicist, instrument maker, astronomer

External documents

Biographies, bibliographies and references

• Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
• Short biography and references (C. Plicht)
• Short biography (Encycl. Brit.)
• Short biographical data (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
• Short biography (23 Oct 2000: disappeared?)
• Short biography (in German)
• Very short biography (Biography.com)
• Very short biography (6 Mar 2003: disappeared)
• Britannica Online entries
• Bibliography (Library of Congress entries)
• References (Library of Congress entries)

Places

• Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal, Jena, Germany (in German)
• Optical Museum, Jena, Germany
  Includes exhibits about the life and work of Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott.

Namings

• Crater Abbe (lunar feature)
• Abbeanum, Jena, Germany
• Ernst-Abbe-Bücherei, Jena, Germany (in German)
• Ernst-Abbe-Oberschule (Gymnasium), Berlin, Germany (in German)
• Ernst-Abbe-Gymnasium, Eisenach, Germany (in German)
• Ernst-Abbe-Gymnasium, Oberkochen, Germany (in German)

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Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 18 Feb 1998. Latest update: 6 Mar 2003