Georg Friedrich Parrot

Georg Friedrich Parrot
Georg Friedrich Parrot. Portrait by Pavel Smirnov, Saint Petersburg.
Born(1767-07-15)15 July 1767
Mömpelgard, Duchy of Württemberg
Died8 July 1852(1852-07-08) (aged 85)
Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Alma materUniversity of Stuttgart, University of Königsberg
Known forFirst rector of the Imperial University of Dorpat
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsImperial University of Dorpat, Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences

Georg Friedrich Parrot (15 July 1767 – 8 July 1852) was a German scientist and the first rector of the Imperial University of Dorpat in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire.

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