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Frank Wilczek

American theoretical physicist

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Frank Anthony Wilczek is an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with David Gross and H. David Politzer "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Mineola wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, professor, theoretical physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Princeton University, University of Chicago, Martin Van Buren High School wd
Spouse
Betsy Devine wd
Official website
frankawilczek.com wd
Social media
X (Twitter) wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2004)
  • MacArthur Fellows Program (1982)
  • Lorentz Medal (2002)
  • King Faisal Prize in Science (2005)
  • Oskar Klein Medal (2013)
  • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize (2003)
  • Julius Wess Prize (2008)
  • ICTP Dirac Medal (1994)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (2004)
  • Lilienfeld Prize (2003)
  • Sakurai Prize (1986)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2000)
  • honorary doctor of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (2012)
  • honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow (2012)
  • Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Questions

When was Frank Wilczek born?
Frank Wilczek was born on 15 May 1951 in Mineola.
Where did Frank Wilczek study?
Frank Wilczek was educated at Princeton University, University of Chicago, Martin Van Buren High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Frank Wilczek · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107450 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Frank Wilczek. 01.jpg by Bengt Oberger (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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