Johann von Lamont

Johann von Lamont
Lamont in 1856
Born13 December 1805
Corriemulzie, Scotland
Died6 August 1879 (aged 73)
Munich, Germany
Known forMagnetism of the Earth
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, physics
Doctoral studentsPhilipp Carl
Tomb at the Cemetery of St. Georg, Munich – Bogenhausen

Johann von Lamont, FRSE (13 December 1805 – 6 August 1879), born John Lamont, was a Scottish-German astronomer and physicist.