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1802Aug, 10

Franz Aepinus

Franz Aepinus, German-Russian philosopher and academic (b. 1724)
Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus (13 December 1724 – 10 August 1802) was a German mathematician, scientist, and natural philosopher residing in the Russian Empire. Aepinus is best known for his researches, theoretical and experimental, in electricity and magnetism.

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