# Werner Heisenberg

_German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976)_

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> Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist, one of the main pioneers of the theory of quantum mechanics and a principal scientist in the German nuclear program during World War II.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 December 1901 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Würzburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P19))
- **Died:** 1 February 1976 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P570))
- **Place of death:** Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P20))
- **Citizenship:** German Empire; Weimar Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P27))
- **Occupation:** theoretical physicist; mountaineer; non-fiction writer; university teacher; mathematician; physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P106))
- **Education:** LMU Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P69))
- **Spouse:** Elisabeth Heisenberg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P26))
- **Awards:** Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Bavarian Order of Merit; Niels Bohr International Gold Medal; Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Nobel Prize in Physics; Max Planck Medal; Matteucci Medal; Sigmund Freud Prize; Hall of Fame of German Research; Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb; honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise; Pour le Mérite; Romano Guardini award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40904#P166))

## Questions

**When was Werner Heisenberg born?**  
Werner Heisenberg was born on 5 December 1901 in Würzburg.

**Where did Werner Heisenberg study?**  
Werner Heisenberg was educated at LMU Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Werner Heisenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Heisenberg) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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