The scientist Daniel Fahrenheit

Daniel Fahrenheit

Living place: Poland

Birthday: 24-5-1686

Global rank: #51887

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Who is The scientist Daniel Fahrenheit?
Best remembered for developing the Fahrenheit temperature scale and for the invention of the modern mercury thermometer, this Polish-born engineer and physicist who also worked as a glassblower and a teacher chemistry.
He was a great and acquaintance of the mathematician Gottfried Leibniz and the astronomer Ole Romer .
 
 

Young / Before famous

After pursuing a commercial career in Amsterdam, he lived in Copenhagen, Leipzig, Berlin and Dresden before eventually finding work as a glassblower in The Hague.

Family life info

Although a native of Danzig, Poland and a member of a family of German heritage, he spent most of his life in the Netherlands (then known as the Dutch Republic). He is the oldest surviving child of Daniel Fahrenheit and Concordia Schumann (both of whom died in 1701 after ingesting poisonous mushrooms).

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His Fahrenheit was eventually displaced in Europe by degrees Celsius (invented by Anders Celsius), but remained the standard of temperature measurement in the United States.

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When was The scientist Daniel Fahrenheit born?
Daniel Fahrenheit was born in 24-5-1686, death year is , at the age of 338.
Where is The scientist Daniel Fahrenheit's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Daniel Fahrenheit was born in Poland. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Daniel Fahrenheit's global rank is 51887 and whose rank is 241 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1686 and 24-5

Birthday Daniel Fahrenheit (24-5) in history

  • Day 24-5 year 1844: Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?"
  • Day 24-5 year 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic.
  • Day 24-5 year 1899: W.T. McCullough of Boston, Mass., opened the first public garage. One could rent space for selling, storing and repairing vehicles.
  • Day 24-5 year 1935: Major League Baseball’s first night game was played under the lights at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the hometown Reds defeated Philadelphia, 2–1.
  • Day 24-5 year 1958: The United Press and the International News Service merged to form United Press International (UPI).
  • Day 24-5 year 1976: The British and French Concordes made their first commercial flights.
  • Day 24-5 year 2000: Israeli troops pulled out of Lebanon after 18 consecutive years of occupation.
  • Day 24-5 year 2001: Vermont senator James Jeffords quit the Republican Party and became an Independent, giving Democrats control of the Senate.
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