# Erwin Schrödinger

_Austrian physicist (1887–1961)_

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> Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian theoretical physicist who developed fundamental results in quantum theory. In particular, he is recognized for devising the Schrödinger equation, an equation that provides a way to calculate the wave function of a system and how it changes dynamically in time. He coined the term "quantum entanglement" in 1935. Schrödinger shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Paul Dirac "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 August 1887 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P19))
- **Died:** 4 January 1961 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P570))
- **Place of death:** Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Cisleithania; Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; theoretical physicist; non-fiction writer; mathematician; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P106))
- **Education:** University of Oxford; University of Vienna; Akademisches Gymnasium ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P69))
- **Spouse:** Annemarie Schrödinger ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P26))
- **Awards:** Matteucci Medal; Max Planck Medal; Nobel Prize in Physics; Erwin Schrödinger Prize; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Haitinger Prize; Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet de l’Information Scientifique; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art; Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Pour le Mérite ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9130#P166))

## Questions

**When was Erwin Schrödinger born?**  
Erwin Schrödinger was born on 12 August 1887 in Vienna.

**Where did Erwin Schrödinger study?**  
Erwin Schrödinger was educated at University of Oxford, University of Vienna, Akademisches Gymnasium.

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## Sources

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