When was Gerhard Herzberg born?

Gerhard Herzberg was born on 25 December 1904 in Hamburg.

What positions has Gerhard Herzberg held?

Positions held by Gerhard Herzberg include: Chancellor of Carleton University (1973–1980).

Where did Gerhard Herzberg study?

Gerhard Herzberg was educated at University of Göttingen, Technical University of Darmstadt, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums.

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Gerhard Herzberg

German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist (1904-1999)

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Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg, was a German-Canadian pioneering physicist and physical chemist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971, "for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals". Herzberg's main work concerned atomic and molecular spectroscopy. He is well known for using these techniques that determine the structures of diatomic and polyatomic molecules, including free radicals which are difficult to investigate in any other way, and for the chemical analysis of astronomical objects. Herzberg served as Chancellor of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada from 1973 to 1980.

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Born: 25 December 1904 wd
Place of birth: Hamburg wd
Died: 3 March 1999 wd
Place of death: Ottawa wd
Citizenship: Canada, Germany wd
Occupation: astronomer, physicist, chemist, university teacher, physical chemist wd
Education: University of Göttingen, Technical University of Darmstadt, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums wd
Spouse: Luise Hedwig Herzberg wd

Positions held wd

Chancellor of Carleton University (1973–1980)

Awards wd

Fellow of the Royal Society (1951)
Faraday Lectureship Prize (1970)
Royal Medal (1971)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1971)
Frederic Ives Medal (1964)
Companion of the Order of Canada
Willard Gibbs Award (1969)
Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1953)
Centenary Prize (1958)
Fellow of the American Physical Society
honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1979)
Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1960)
Chemical Institute of Canada Medal (1972)
Earle K. Plyler Prize (1985)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Questions

When was Gerhard Herzberg born?: Gerhard Herzberg was born on 25 December 1904 in Hamburg.
What positions has Gerhard Herzberg held?: Positions held by Gerhard Herzberg include: Chancellor of Carleton University (1973–1980).
Where did Gerhard Herzberg study?: Gerhard Herzberg was educated at University of Göttingen, Technical University of Darmstadt, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums.

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