# Klaus von Klitzing

_German physicist_

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> Klaus von Klitzing (German: [ˈklaʊs fɔn ˈklɪtsɪŋ] ; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 June 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71024#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Środa Wielkopolska ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71024#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71024#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; Nobel Prize winner ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71024#P106))
- **Education:** University of Würzburg; Technical University of Munich; TU Braunschweig; Artland-Gymnasium ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71024#P69))
- **Positions held:** professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71024#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg; Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Nobel Prize in Physics; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; Walter Schottky Prize; Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics; Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal; Hall of Fame of German Research; Philip Morris Research Prize; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art; honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-II; EPS Europhysics Prize; honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71024#P166))

## About

Von Klitzing was born into the old noble Von Klitzing family from the Mittelmark region. He and his family arrived in Lutten near Vechta as German Expellees in 1945. In 1948 they moved to Oldenburg and in 1951 to Essen in the Cloppenburg district.

## Questions

**When was Klaus von Klitzing born?**  
Klaus von Klitzing was born on 28 June 1943 in Środa Wielkopolska.

**What positions has Klaus von Klitzing held?**  
Positions held by Klaus von Klitzing include: professor.

**Where did Klaus von Klitzing study?**  
Klaus von Klitzing was educated at University of Würzburg, Technical University of Munich, TU Braunschweig, Artland-Gymnasium.

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## Sources

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