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Ernst Abbe
German physicist (1840-1905).
Born January 23rd, 1840 in Eisenach. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1905 at 64 years old in Jena. [ref]
Occupations
astronomer, lens designer, physicist, statistician, university teacher
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