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[[Image:Lorentz.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Image:Lorentz.jpg|right|thumb]]
'''Hendrik Lorentz''' (1853-1928) was a brilliant [[Netherlands|Dutch]] physicist who, in addition to [[Henri Poincaré]], developed a mathematical [[theory of relativity]].
'''Hendrik Lorentz''' (1853-1928) was a renowned [[Netherlands|Dutch]] physicist who, in addition to [[Henri Poincaré]], developed a mathematical [[theory of relativity]].
Lorentz's first achievement was in his doctoral thesis when he refined [[James Maxwell|Maxwell]]'s electromagnetic theory in his doctoral thesis. In 1878, he became professor of mathematical [[physics]] at Leiden University. Later he moved to the Teyler Institute, Harlem.
Lorentz's first achievement was in his doctoral thesis when he refined [[James Maxwell|Maxwell]]'s electromagnetic theory in his doctoral thesis. In 1878, he became professor of mathematical [[physics]] at Leiden University. Later he moved to the Teyler Institute, Harlem.