Walter Ritz

Walter Ritz (b. February 22, 1878 in Sion, Switzerland - d. 7 July, 1909 in Göttingen) was a theoretical physicist.

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February 22 - 1878 - Sion - Switzerland - 7 July - 1909 - Göttingen - Physicist

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His father, Raphael Ritz, a native of Valais, was a well-known landscape and interior scenes artist. His mother was the daughter of the engineer Noerdlinger of Tübingen. Ritz in Zurich and Göttingen. He is most famous for his co-work with Johannes Rydberg on the Rydberg-Ritz formula. Ritz is also known for the variational method named after him, the Ritz method. In 1900, he was infected by tuberculosis, which eventually killed him in 1909 after a short but brilliant career in physics at the age of 31.

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Valais - Tübingen - Zurich - Göttingen - Johannes Rydberg - Rydberg-Ritz formula - Ritz method - 1900 - Tuberculosis

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