Biography of Georg Simon Ohm

Georg Simon Ohm (* 16. March 1789 in Erlangen; † 6. July 1854 in Munich) was a deutscher Physiker. He was 65 years old. His education included Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Gymnasium Fridericianum Erlangen. He worked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Heidelberg University, Dreikönigsgymnasium, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Kaiser-Heinrich-Gymnasium and Städtische Polytechnische Schule. He received 4 awards, including Copley Medal, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. He was buried at Alter Südfriedhof.