# Georg Bednorz

_Physicist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Johannes Georg Bednorz is a German physicist who, together with K. Alex Müller, discovered high-temperature superconductivity in ceramics, for which they shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 May 1950 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76687#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Neuenkirchen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76687#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76687#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76687#P106))
- **Education:** ETH Zurich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76687#P69))
- **Awards:** IBM Fellow; Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Nobel Prize in Physics; Robert Wichard Pohl Prize; Fritz London Award; Dannie Heineman Prize; Klung Wilhelmy Science Award; Marcel Benoist Prize; Fellow of the American Physical Society; honorary doctor of the University of Münster; honorary doctorate of Salzburg University; honorary doctor of the University of Regensburg; honorary doctor of the Tbilisi State University; Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia; James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76687#P166))

## Questions

**When was Georg Bednorz born?**  
Georg Bednorz was born on 16 May 1950 in Neuenkirchen.

**Where did Georg Bednorz study?**  
Georg Bednorz was educated at ETH Zurich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Georg Bednorz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Bednorz) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q76687](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76687) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 8th Silesian Science Festival, Johannes Georg Bednorz, KsP 709, 09.12.2024.jpg by Krzysztof Popławski (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:8th_Silesian_Science_Festival,_Johannes_Georg_Bednorz,_KsP_709,_09.12.2024.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Georg Bednorz". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/georg-bednorz. Retrieved 6 November 2026.