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Also Known As Hans Christian Oersted
Born August 14, 1777 • Rudkøbing • Denmark
Died March 9, 1851 (aged 73) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1820)
Subjects Of Study electromagnetism • magnetic field
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