Eötvös
Eötvös is an old spelling of the Hungarian word ötvös, meaning "gold- and silversmith".
Family name[edit]
| Pronunciation | Hungarian: [ˈøtvøʃ] |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hungarian |
| Meaning | silversmith, goldsmith, etc. |
| Region of origin | Hungarian-speaking area (primary Hungary) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | 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. |
Eötvös can refer to one of several Hungarian people:
- Ignác Eötvös (1763–1838), Hungarian politician
- József Eötvös (1813–1871), Hungarian statesman and author
- Loránd Eötvös (1848–1919), Hungarian physicist
- Zoltán Eötvös (1891–1936), Hungarian speed skater
- Péter Eötvös (1944–2024), Hungarian composer and conductor
- József Eötvös (musician) (born 1962) Hungarian guitar player
Ötvös[edit]
- Fülöp Ö. Beck (Hungarian: Beck Ötvös Fülöp; 1873–1945), Hungarian sculptor, medal maker
Otvos[edit]
- A. Dorian Otvos (1893–1945), American writer and composer
- Jim Otvos, academician
Other[edit]
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
See also[edit]
This page lists people with the surname Eötvös, Eotvos, Ötvös, Oetvoes, Otvos, Otvoş, Etvesh, etc..
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