# J. Michael Kosterlitz

_British-American physicist_

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> John Michael Kosterlitz is a British-American physicist. He is a professor of physics at Brown University and the son of biochemist Hans Kosterlitz. He was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics along with David Thouless and Duncan Haldane for work on condensed matter physics.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 22 June 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Aberdeen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920#P106))
- **Education:** Gonville and Caius College; Robert Gordon's College; Brasenose College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920#P69))
- **Official website:** vivo.brown.edu/display/jkosterl ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920#P856))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Maxwell Medal and Prize; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Lars Onsager Prize; Fellow of the Royal Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920#P166))

## Questions

**When was J. Michael Kosterlitz born?**  
J. Michael Kosterlitz was born on 22 June 1943 in Aberdeen.

**Where did J. Michael Kosterlitz study?**  
J. Michael Kosterlitz was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Robert Gordon's College, Brasenose College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): J. Michael Kosterlitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Kosterlitz) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1700920](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700920) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 2016 Nobel Reception US Embassy Sweden (31557185216) (cropped).jpg by US Embassy Sweden (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_Nobel_Reception_US_Embassy_Sweden_(31557185216)_(cropped).jpg)

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