Paul Drude | |
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 Paul Karl Ludwig Drude | |
| Born | 12 July 1863 |
| Died | 5 July 1906 (aged 42) |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | The Drude model Ellipsometry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | University of Leipzig Humboldt University of Berlin University of Giessen |
| Doctoral advisor | Woldemar Voigt |
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (German: [ˈdʁuːdə]; 12 July 1863 – 5 July 1906) was a German physicist specializing in optics. He wrote a fundamental textbook integrating optics with James Clerk Maxwell's theories of electromagnetism.