Johann Georg von Lichtenberg

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Author
gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:awards gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:birth_date 1742-07-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Ober-Ramstadt,_Germany
gptkbp:children gptkb:Johann_Georg_von_Lichtenberg_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Satire
Electrostatics
gptkbp:death_date 1799-02-24
gptkbp:famous_for Witty aphorisms
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.”
“ A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.”
“ We are all made of star-stuff.”
“ The most important thing is to be able to think.”
“ The greatest events—they are not our loudest but our stillest hours.”
gptkbp:field gptkb:physicist
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Mathematician
Electromagnetism
Natural philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johann Georg von Lichtenberg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:physicist
German literature
Satirical writing
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Georg_Christoph_Lichtenberg
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:invention Lichtenberg figure
Lichtenberg's law
gptkbp:known_for Lichtenberg figures
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work Sudelbücher
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:University
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Göttingen,_Germany
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Charlotte_von_Lichtenberg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oldenburg,_Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4