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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

1686 - 1736

Born

14 or 24 May 1686

Danzig [Gdansk], Poland, Europe

Died

16 September 1736

The Hague, Netherlands

Nationality
Polish
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
07/05/1724
Fields of Interest
Experimental physics
Occupation
Scientific instrument maker