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Otto von Guericke

Died on May 11, 1686

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Otto von Guericke (UK: GAIR-ik-ə, US: G(W)AIR-ik-ə, -⁠ee; German:; spelled Gericke until 1666; 30 November 1602 – 21 May 1686) was a German scientist, inventor, mathematician, and physicist.

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