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Theodor W. Hänsch

German physicist and nobel laureate (born 1941)

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Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch is a German physicist. He received one-fourth of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for "contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique", sharing the prize with John L. Hall and Roy J. Glauber.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Heidelberg wd
Citizenship
Germany, United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Heidelberg University, Stanford University, LMU Munich, Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg wd

Positions held wd

  • professor

Awards wd

  • Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold (2010)
  • Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2006)
  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (2008)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2005)
  • Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille (2006)
  • Frederic Ives Medal (2005)
  • Stern–Gerlach Medal (2000)
  • Otto Hahn Prize (2005)
  • Albert A. Michelson Medal (1986)
  • King Faisal Prize in Science (1989)
  • Alfried-Krupp Science Prize (2002)
  • Wilhelm Exner Medal (2012)
  • Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (2003)
  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1989)
  • Matteucci Medal (2001)

Questions

When was Theodor W. Hänsch born?
Theodor W. Hänsch was born on 30 October 1941 in Heidelberg.
What positions has Theodor W. Hänsch held?
Positions held by Theodor W. Hänsch include: professor.
Where did Theodor W. Hänsch study?
Theodor W. Hänsch was educated at Heidelberg University, Stanford University, LMU Munich, Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Theodor W. Hänsch · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q71013 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Theodor W Haensch.jpg by No machine-readable author provided. Blinking Spirit assumed (based on copyright claims). (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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