Kirstine Bjerrum Meyer (October 12, 1861 - September 28, 1941) was a Danish physicist. She was a high school teacher for many years, working on her education and research in physics at the same time. She won the Gold Medal of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters in 1899, for a paper examining whether there exists a general equation of state for all fluid bodies, Om overensstemmende Tilstande hos Stofferne. She received her Ph.D in physics from the University of Copenhagen in 1909. Her dissertation, Temperaturbegrebets Udvikling gennem Tiderne (The Development of the Temperature Concept through Time), was an in-depth treatment of the history of the concept of temperature. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word physicist should not be confused with physician, which means medical doctor. ... The willingness to question previously held truths and search for new answers resulted in a period of major scientific advancements, now known as the Scientific Revolution. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ...

In 1902, Meyer founded Fysisk Tidsskrift, the Danish journal of physics. She was its editor until 1913.

In 1925, she was awarded the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat The Tagea Brandt Rejselegat (Travel Award) is awarded annually to distinguished Danish female academics, artists and writers. ...