# Gustav Ludwig Hertz

_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:** 22 July 1887 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Hamburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P19))
- **Died:** 30 October 1975 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P570))
- **Place of death:** East Berlin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P20))
- **Citizenship:** East Germany; Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; mathematician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P106))
- **Education:** Frederick William University Berlin; LMU Munich; University of Göttingen; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P69))
- **Spouse:** Ellen Dihlmann ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P26))
- **Awards:** Stalin Prize; Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold; Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes; National Prize of East Germany; Nobel Prize in Physics; Max Planck Medal; Helmholtz Medal; Order of the Red Banner of Labour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gustav Ludwig Hertz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Ludwig_Hertz) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q57070](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57070) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Prof. Gustav Herz LCCN2014709678.jpg by Bain News Service, publisher (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prof._Gustav_Herz_LCCN2014709678.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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