Paul Drude

Paul Drude
Born
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude

(1863-07-12)12 July 1863
Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick
Died5 July 1906(1906-07-05) (aged 42)
Berlin, German Empire
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen (Dr. phil.)
Known forDrude model
Spouse
Emilie Regelsberger
(m. 1894)
Children4
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisÜber die Gesetze der Reflexion und Brechung des Lichtes an der Grenze absorbierende Kristalle (1887)
Doctoral advisorWoldemar Voigt
Notable studentsJames Franck

Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (/drd/ drood; German: [ˈdʁuːdə] ; 12 July 1863 – 5 July 1906) was a German physicist specializing in optics. He is known for the Drude model.