Eötvös
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Eötvös is an old spelling of the Hungarian word ötvös, meaning "gold- and silversmith".
| Eötvös | |
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| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | Hungarian: [ˈøtvøʃ] |
| Meaning | silversmith, goldsmith, etc. |
| Region of origin | Hungarian-speaking area (primary Hungary) |
| Language(s) of origin | Hungarian |
| Related names | Faber, Fabri, Fabricius; Goldschmidt (German: Goldschmied), Silberschmidt; Polish: Złotnik, Zlotnik (e.g. Asher Zlotnik); Hebrew: צורף tzôrēf, e.g. Joshua Heschel Zoref, Amir Tzoref (he), etc. |
Family name
Eötvös can refer to one of several Hungarian people:
- József Eötvös (1813, Buda - 1871), a Hungarian statesman and author
- Loránd Eötvös (1848 - 1919), a Hungarian physicist
- Zoltán Eötvös (1891, Tokaj - 1936), a Hungarian speed skater
- Péter Eötvös (born 1944, Odorheiu Secuiesc), composer and conductor
- József Eötvös (musician) (born 1962, Pécs), a Hungarian guitar player
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- Fülöp Ö. Beck (Hungarian: Beck Ötvös Fülöp; 1873, Pápa - 1945, Budapest), a Hungarian sculptor, medal maker
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Other
Eötvös can also refers to several concepts and a place, all named for Loránd Eötvös:
- an eotvos (unit), a unit of gravitational gradient
- the Eötvös effect, a concept in geodesy
- the Eötvös experiment, an experiment determining the correlation between gravitational and inertial mass
- the Eötvös number, a concept in fluid dynamics
- the Eötvös (crater) on the moon
- the Eötvös rule for predicting surface tension dependent on temperature
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