# Rudolf Mössbauer

_German nuclear physicist and Noble Prize in Physics_

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> Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer was a German physicist who shared the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics with Robert Hofstadter for his discovery of the Mössbauer effect, which is the basis for Mössbauer spectroscopy.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 31 January 1929 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P19))
- **Died:** 14 September 2011 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P570))
- **Place of death:** Grünwald ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; nuclear physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P106))
- **Education:** Technische Universität Berlin; Technical University of Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P69))
- **Positions held:** professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Elliott Cresson Medal; Rontgen-Preis; Bavarian Order of Merit; Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; honorary doctorate from University of Lille-I; honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier University; Guthrie Medal and Prize; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; Albert Einstein Medal; Urania Medal; Pour le Mérite; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Legion of Honour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44286#P166))

## Questions

**When was Rudolf Mössbauer born?**  
Rudolf Mössbauer was born on 31 January 1929 in Munich.

**What positions has Rudolf Mössbauer held?**  
Positions held by Rudolf Mössbauer include: professor.

**Where did Rudolf Mössbauer study?**  
Rudolf Mössbauer was educated at Technische Universität Berlin, Technical University of Munich.

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## Sources

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