Ernst Abbe

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:CD-ROM
gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Jena_University
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Carl_Zeiss
gptkb:Otto_Schott
gptkbp:awards Honorary doctorate from the University of Jena
gptkbp:born January 23, 1840
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hermann_Abbe
gptkbp:contribution Optical instruments design
Development of the microscope
Theory of image formation
gptkbp:died March 14, 1905
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Jena
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
gptkb:optics
gptkbp:field_of_study Optical engineering
Physical optics
Mathematical optics
Geometrical optics
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Carl_Zeiss_AG
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ernst Abbe
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:scientific_experiments
Physics education
Optical design
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Max_Planck
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Joseph_von_Fraunhofer
gptkb:Augustin-Jean_Fresnel
gptkbp:invention Lens design
Optical devices
Microscope improvements
Optical measurement techniques
Refractometer design
gptkbp:known_for Contributions to optics
Abbe sine condition
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Abbe_refractometer
Abbe's diffraction limit
Abbe number
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_feature Abbe's law
Resolution limit in microscopy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Inventor
gptkb:Professor
gptkb:Entrepreneur
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Eisenach,_Germany
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Jena,_Germany
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Jena_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse Marie Abbe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thuringia
gptkb:Jena
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4