# Victor Hess

_Austrian physicist and Nobel prize laureate (1883-1964)_

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> Victor Franz Hess was an Austrian–American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carl David Anderson for his discovery of cosmic rays.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 June 1883 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Schloss Waldstein ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P19))
- **Died:** 17 December 1964 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P570))
- **Place of death:** Mount Vernon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States; Austria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; researcher; university teacher; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P106))
- **Political party:** Fatherland Front ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P102))
- **Education:** University of Graz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P69))
- **Spouse:** Marie Bertha Warner Breisky; Elizabeth M. Hoenke ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P26))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Lieben Prize; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520#P166))

## Questions

**When was Victor Hess born?**  
Victor Hess was born on 24 June 1883 in Schloss Waldstein.

**Where did Victor Hess study?**  
Victor Hess was educated at University of Graz.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Victor Hess](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hess) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q78520](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78520) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Hess.jpg (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hess.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Victor Hess". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/victor-hess. Retrieved 14 November 2026.