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Gustav Ludwig Hertz

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German physicist (1887–1975)

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Gustav Ludwig Hertz was a German experimental physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Franck "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom."

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Hamburg wd
Died
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Place of death
East Berlin wd
Citizenship
East Germany, Soviet Union wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, mathematician wd
Education
Frederick William University Berlin, LMU Munich, University of Göttingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums wd
Spouse
Ellen Dihlmann wd

Awards wd

  • Stalin Prize (1951)
  • Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
  • Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes (1959)
  • National Prize of East Germany
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1925)
  • Max Planck Medal (1951)
  • Helmholtz Medal (1959)
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Questions

When was Gustav Ludwig Hertz born?
Gustav Ludwig Hertz was born on 22 July 1887 in Hamburg.
Where did Gustav Ludwig Hertz study?
Gustav Ludwig Hertz was educated at Frederick William University Berlin, LMU Munich, University of Göttingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Gustav Ludwig Hertz · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q57070 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Prof. Gustav Herz LCCN2014709678.jpg by Bain News Service, publisher (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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