# Robert Hofstadter

_American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)_

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> Robert Hofstadter was an American physicist. He was the joint winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 February 1915 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P569))
- **Place of birth:** New York City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P19))
- **Died:** 17 November 1990 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P570))
- **Place of death:** Stanford ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; nuclear physicist; university teacher; astrophysicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P106))
- **Education:** Princeton University; City College of New York; DeWitt Clinton High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Physics; National Medal of Science; Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics; Humboldt Research Fellowship; Humboldt Prize; honorary doctorate of the Université de Clermont-Ferrand ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130113#P166))

## Questions

**When was Robert Hofstadter born?**  
Robert Hofstadter was born on 5 February 1915 in New York City.

**Where did Robert Hofstadter study?**  
Robert Hofstadter was educated at Princeton University, City College of New York, DeWitt Clinton High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Robert Hofstadter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hofstadter) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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- [Image: Robert Hofstadter.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Hofstadter.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Robert Hofstadter". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/robert-hofstadter. Retrieved 15 November 2026.