Georg Wilhelm Richmann (Russian: Георг Вильгельм Рихман) (July 22, 1711 (old style: July 11, 1711) – August 6, 1753 (old style: July 26, 1753)) was a Russian physicist. July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, taking force in 45 BC or 709 ab urbe condita. ... July 11 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, taking force in 45 BC or 709 ab urbe condita. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

He was born to a Baltic German family in Pernau (today Pärnu, Estonia) in what had been Swedish Livonia but became part of Imperial Russia as a result of the Great Northern War (1700-1721). His father died of plague before he was born and his mother remarried. His early studies were in Reval (today Tallinn, Estonia), but he pursued university studies in Germany in Halle and Jena. The Baltic Germans (German: Baltendeutsche, Balten, and Deutschbalten), were ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea which forms today the countries of Estonia and Latvia. ... The city of Pärnu is located within the county of Pärnu. ... Livonia was a dominion of Sweden from the 1620s until 1721. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... It has been suggested that Great Northern War and Norway be merged into this article or section. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1721 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Plague is usually understood as a generic term for Bubonic plague, the mortal disease caused by the bacillus Yersinia pestis, which is spread by fleas from rats to human beings. ... The city of Tallinn (German: Reval) is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. ... Map of Germany showing Halle Halle (also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia) is the largest town in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Map of Germany showing Jena Jena is a town in central Germany on the River Saale. ...

He became a member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1741. He did pioneering work in Russia on electricity and atmospheric electricity, and also worked on calorimetry. He collaborated with Mikhail Lomonosov. Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... // Events April 10 – Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz December 19 – Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 – Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius William Browning invents mineral water Elizabeth of Russia became czarina. ... Calorimetry is the science of measuring the heat of chemical reactions or physical changes. ... Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (Михаи́л Васи́льевич Ломоно́сов) (November 19 (November 8, Old Style), 1711 – April 15 (April 4, Old Style), 1765) was a Russian writer and polymath who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. ...

He worked as a tutor of the children of Count Andrei Osterman. In 1741 he translated a French translation of Alexander Pope's Essay on Man into German. Andrey Ivanovich Ostermann (1686-1747) Count Andrei Ivanovich Osterman (June 9, 1686 - May 31, 1747) was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth. ... // Events April 10 – Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz December 19 – Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 – Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius William Browning invents mineral water Elizabeth of Russia became czarina. ... Alexander Pope Alexander Pope (May 22, 1688 – May 30, 1744) is considered one of the greatest English poets of the eighteenth century. ...

He was killed in St. Petersburg by ball lightning while attempting a variation of Benjamin Franklin's famous kite-flying lightning experiment. He was apparently the first person in history to die while conducting electrical experiments. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Ball Lightning Ball lightning is a natural phenomenon associated with thunderstorms and takes the form of a long-lived, glowing, floating object, as opposed to the short-lived arcing between two points seen in common lightning. ... Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Greuze 1777 For the former mayor of Nepean, see Ben Franklin (politician) Dr. Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American printer, journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor. ...

External links

• http://www.todayinsci.com/R/Richmann_Georg/RichmannGeorgExp.htm
• http://archive.1september.ru/fiz/2003/32/no32_1.htm (in Russian)