# Ben Roy Mottelson

_Danish-American nuclear physicist (1926–2022)_

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> Benjamin Roy Mottelson was an American-Danish nuclear physicist. He won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 July 1926 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chicago ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P19))
- **Died:** 13 May 2022 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P570))
- **Place of death:** Copenhagen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States; Kingdom of Denmark ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P27))
- **Occupation:** nuclear physicist; university teacher; physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P106))
- **Education:** Harvard University; Purdue University; Lyons Township High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P69))
- **Awards:** Atoms for Peace Award; Nobel Prize in Physics; John Price Wetherill Medal; Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Science; Ole Rømer Medal; honorary doctor of Caen University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423#P166))

## Questions

**When was Ben Roy Mottelson born?**  
Ben Roy Mottelson was born on 9 July 1926 in Chicago.

**Where did Ben Roy Mottelson study?**  
Ben Roy Mottelson was educated at Harvard University, Purdue University, Lyons Township High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ben Roy Mottelson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Roy_Mottelson) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q107423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107423) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mottelson,Ben 1963 Kopenhagen.jpg by GFHund (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mottelson,Ben_1963_Kopenhagen.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Ben Roy Mottelson". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ben-roy-mottelson. Retrieved 15 November 2026.