Lothar Meyer
Lothar took up the study of mathematical physics at the University of Königsberg
Königsberg, East Prussia (Present Day Kaliningrad, Russia)
Influenced by the mathematical teaching of Gustav Kirchhoff, Lothar took up the study of mathematical physics at the University of Königsberg under Franz Ernst Neumann and in 1859, after having received his habilitation (certification for university teaching), became Privatdozent in physics and chemistry at the University of Breslau.