German physicist after whom a unit of magnetism is named

I believe the answer is:

gauss

(Other definitions for gauss that I've seen before include "Physicist" , "German mathematician" , "Karl Friedrich ---, mathematician" , "Unit of magnetic induction" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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