caption doctoral_advisor death_date death_place religion birth_place work_institution nationality notable_students field birth_date known_for doctoral_students image article_title name alma_mater
heinrich gustav magnus eilhard mitscherlich 4 april 1870 berlin , germany jewish , then converted to christianity berlin , brandenburg , hre berlin university german sup wilhelm von beetz de wilhelm von beetz chemistry and physics 2 may 1802 magnus effect magnus ' green salt hermann knoblauch august kundt emil warburg gustav wiedemann 250px heinrich gustav magnus
 gustav magnus berlin university university of stockholm sorbonne
heinrich gustav magnus

heinrich gustav magnus -lrb- 2 may 1802 -- 4 april 1870 -rrb- was a notable experimental scientist .
his training was mostly in chemistry but his later research was mostly in physics .
he spent the great bulk of his career at the university of berlin , where he is remembered for his laboratory teaching as much as for his original research .
he did not use his first given name , and was known throughout his life as gustav magnus .
