# Hugh David Politzer

_American physicist_

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> Hugh David Politzer (; born August 31, 1949) is an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with David Gross and Frank Wilczek "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 31 August 1949 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107407#P569))
- **Place of birth:** New York City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107407#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107407#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; nuclear physicist; university teacher; theoretical physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107407#P106))
- **Education:** Bronx High School of Science; University of Michigan; Harvard University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107407#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Physics; High Energy and Particle Physics Prize; Sakurai Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107407#P166))

## About

He is the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology.

## Questions

**When was Hugh David Politzer born?**  
Hugh David Politzer was born on 31 August 1949 in New York City.

**Where did Hugh David Politzer study?**  
Hugh David Politzer was educated at Bronx High School of Science, University of Michigan, Harvard University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hugh David Politzer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_David_Politzer) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q107407](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107407) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: H.D. Politzer.jpg by University of Hawaii High Energy Physics Group, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives (Attribution)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H.D._Politzer.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Hugh David Politzer". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hugh-david-politzer. Retrieved 6 November 2026.