# Hans Georg Dehmelt

_German physicist (1922-2017)_

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> Hans Georg Dehmelt was a German and American physicist, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, for co-developing the ion trap technique with Wolfgang Paul, for which they shared one-half of the prize. Their technique was used for high precision measurement of the electron magnetic moment.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 September 1922 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Görlitz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P19))
- **Died:** 7 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P570))
- **Place of death:** Seattle ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P106))
- **Education:** University of Göttingen; University of Wrocław ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P69))
- **Positions held:** professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; National Medal of Science; Rumford Prize; Humboldt Research Fellowship; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics; Humboldt Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70532#P166))

## Questions

**When was Hans Georg Dehmelt born?**  
Hans Georg Dehmelt was born on 9 September 1922 in Görlitz.

**What positions has Hans Georg Dehmelt held?**  
Positions held by Hans Georg Dehmelt include: professor.

**Where did Hans Georg Dehmelt study?**  
Hans Georg Dehmelt was educated at University of Göttingen, University of Wrocław.

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