Gustav kirchhoff

Field	Information
Full Name	Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
Date of Birth	12 March 1824
Place of Birth	Königsberg, Prussia
Date of Death	17 October 1887
Place of Death	Berlin, Germany
Citizenship / Country of Residence	Prussia / German Empire
Education	University of Königsberg
Profession	Physicist
Years of Activity	1850s-1880s
Brief Information	Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who contributed significantly to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of black-body radiation. He formulated Kirchhoff's circuit laws, which are essential for analyzing electrical networks. Together with Robert Bunsen, he developed the technique of spectroscopy, leading to the discovery of cesium and rubidium and revolutionizing the study of matter.