# Pieter Zeeman

_Dutch physicist (1865–1943)_

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> Pieter Zeeman was a Dutch experimental physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for their discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 25 May 1865 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Zonnemaire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P19))
- **Died:** 9 October 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P570))
- **Place of death:** Amsterdam ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Kingdom of the Netherlands ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; photographer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P106))
- **Education:** Leiden University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P69))
- **Spouse:** Johanna Elisabeth Lebret ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P26))
- **Positions held:** Rector of the university of Amsterdam ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Henry Draper Medal; Rumford Medal; Matteucci Medal; Franklin Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris; honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000#P166))

## Questions

**When was Pieter Zeeman born?**  
Pieter Zeeman was born on 25 May 1865 in Zonnemaire.

**What positions has Pieter Zeeman held?**  
Positions held by Pieter Zeeman include: Rector of the university of Amsterdam.

**Where did Pieter Zeeman study?**  
Pieter Zeeman was educated at Leiden University.

## Related

- [Hendrik Lorentz](https://diginpl.com/people/hendrik-lorentz)
- [Johannes Diderik van der Waals](https://diginpl.com/people/johannes-diderik-van-der-waals)
- [Albert A. Michelson](https://diginpl.com/people/albert-a-michelson)
- [Enrico Fermi](https://diginpl.com/people/enrico-fermi)
- [Erwin Schrödinger](https://diginpl.com/people/erwin-schrodinger)
- [Eugene Wigner](https://diginpl.com/people/eugene-wigner)
- [Henri Becquerel](https://diginpl.com/people/henri-becquerel)
- [J. J. Thomson](https://diginpl.com/people/j-j-thomson)
- [James Chadwick](https://diginpl.com/people/james-chadwick)
- [K. Ferdinand Braun](https://diginpl.com/people/k-ferdinand-braun)
- [Lev Landau](https://diginpl.com/people/lev-landau)
- [Louis de Broglie](https://diginpl.com/people/louis-de-broglie)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pieter Zeeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Zeeman) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q79000](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79000) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Pieter Zeeman.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieter_Zeeman.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Pieter Zeeman". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pieter-zeeman. Retrieved 6 November 2026.