Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert

{{Short description|German scientist (1769–1824)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1769|8|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Berlin

| death_date = {{death date and age|1824|3|7|1769|8|12|df=yes}}

| death_place = Leipzig

| citizenship = German

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| field = Physics, Chemistry

| work_institutions = University of Leipzig

| alma_mater = University of Halle

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| known_for = Annalen der Physik

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Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (August 12, 1769 – March 7, 1824){{cite web | title =Gilbert: Ludwig Wilhelm G. | work =Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) | publisher =Bayerische Staatsbibliothek | year =1879 | url =http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00008367/images/index.html?seite=170 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191018051404/http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00008367/images/index.html?seite=170 | url-status =dead | archive-date =2019-10-18 | accessdate =2009-09-30 }} was a German physicist and chemist, and professor of physics at the University of Leipzig. From 1799-1824, he published the "Annalen der Physik", of which Poggendorffs "Annalen der Physik und Chemie" was a continuation.[https://runeberg.org/nfbi/0597.html 1153-1154 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 9. Fruktodling - Gossensass)]