Georg Wilhelm Richmann

Georg Wilhelm Richmann
Born(1711-07-22)July 22, 1711
Pernau, Swedish Livonia
DiedAugust 6, 1753(1753-08-06) (aged 42)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Cause of deathElectrocution
OccupationPhysicist
Known forRichmann's law

Georg Wilhelm Richmann (Russian: Георг Вильгельм Рихман; 22 July [O.S. 11 July] 1711 – 6 August [O.S. 26 July] 1753) was a Russian physicist of Baltic German origin who did pioneering work on electricity, atmospheric electricity, and calorimetry. He died by electrocution in St. Petersburg when struck by apparent ball lightning produced by an experiment attempting to ground the electrical discharge from a storm.

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