Heinrich G. F. Schröder
German mathematician and physicist
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| Intro | German mathematician and physicist | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Scientist Mathematician Physicist | |
| Work field | Mathematics Science | |
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| Birth | 28 September 1810, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany | |
| Death | 12 May 1885 (aged 74 years) |
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Heinrich Georg Friedrich Schröder (28 September 1810 – 12 May 1885) was a German natural scientist (physicist, chemist), mathematician and educator.
Together with Theodor von Dusch, he was credited with the development of a method of air sterilization by filtration through cotton, used for food preservation (1853).
In 1858, he published a sketch about an optical illusion which now bears his name.