Ewald Georg von Kleist
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Ewald Georg von Kleist was an 18th-century German physicist and cleric best known as one of the independent inventors of the Leyden jar, an early device for storing static electricity.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century scientist
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German physicist ⓘ Lutheran cleric ⓘ cleric ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of electrical capacitors ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Pomerania
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | von Kleist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrostatics
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physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Ewald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea | use of a glass vessel and conductor to store static electricity ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of electrical storage devices
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later experimental work in electricity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early research on static electricity
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invention of the Leyden jar ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
constructed one of the first devices capable of storing electric charge
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independently invented the Leyden jar around the same time as Pieter van Musschenbroek ⓘ |
| notableWork | early form of the Leyden jar ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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physicist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
German states
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Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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