Ivan Puluj

Ivan Puluj
Іван Пулюй
Born
Ivan Pavlovych Puluj

(1845-02-02)2 February 1845
Died31 January 1918(1918-01-31) (aged 72)
Smíchov, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
(now part of Prague, Czech Republic)
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
University of Straßburg
Known forDiscovery of X-rays
Spouse
Kateřina Stožicky
(m. 1884)
Children6
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Vienna
Imperial-Royal German Technical University in Prague
Doctoral advisorAugust Kundt

Ivan Pavlovych Puluj (Ukrainian: Іван Павлович Пулюй, pronounced [iˈwɑn pʊˈlʲuj]; German: Johann Puluj; 2 February 1845 – 31 January 1918) was a Ukrainian physicist and inventor who discovered X-rays independently of Wilhelm Röntgen. His contributions were largely neglected until the end of the 20th century.