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{{Short description|16th century scientist of electricity and magnetism}}
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| birth_date        = 13 December 1724
| birth_place       = [[Rostock]], [[Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], [[Holy Roman Empire]]
| death_date        = {{d-da|10 August 1802|13 December 1724}}
| death_place       = [[Tartu|Dorpat]], [[Livonia Governorate|Livonia]], [[Russian Empire]]
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| nationality       = [[Germany|German]], [[Russia]]n
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| field             = [[electricity]] and [[magnetism]], [[astronomy]]
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'''Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus''' (13 December 1724{{snd}}10 August 1802) was a German mathematician, scientist, and [[natural philosopher]] residing in the [[Russian Empire]]. Aepinus is best known for his researches, theoretical and experimental, in electricity and magnetism.