Gerd Leuchs

Summary

Gerd Leuchs is a human^[1]. Born in Wuppertal^[2], he… he was born on +1950-06-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Gerd Leuchs's place of birth was Wuppertal^[2].
• Gerd Leuchs was born on +1950-06-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gerd Leuchs held citizenship in Germany^[7].
• Gerd Leuchs's professions included physicist^[4].
• Gerd Leuchs worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Gerd Leuchs held the position of professor emeritus^[8].
• Gerd Leuchs was employed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[9].
• Gerd Leuchs was employed by Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light^[10].
• Gerd Leuchs was employed by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg^[11].
• Among Gerd Leuchs's employers was Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics^[12].
• Gerd Leuchs was employed by University of Colorado Boulder^[13].
• Gerd Leuchs was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[14].
• Gerd Leuchs was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[15].
• Gerd Leuchs was educated at University of Cologne^[16].
• Gerd Leuchs received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[17].
• Gerd Leuchs received the Herbert Walther Prize^[18].
• Gerd Leuchs received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[19].
• Gerd Leuchs received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[20].
• Gerd Leuchs was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[21].
• Gerd Leuchs was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences^[22].
• Gerd Leuchs's image is recorded as 19-07-04 Gerd Leuchs at the MPI Erlangen.jpg^[23].
• Gerd Leuchs is recorded as male^[24].
• Gerd Leuchs's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Gerd Leuchs's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117680741^[26].
• Gerd Leuchs's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66696019^[27].

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Origins and Family

Gerd Leuchs was born in Wuppertal^[2]. He was born on +1950-06-14T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[14], a public research university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1472^[30], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[31] and University of Cologne^[16], a public university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1388^[34], headquartered in Q127699285^[35]. Gerd Leuchs earned the academic degree of doctorate^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Employers include Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[9], a public research university^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1472^[39], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[40]; Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light^[10], a Max Planck Institute^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 2009^[43], headquartered in Erlangen^[44]; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg^[11], a public research university^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1742^[47], headquartered in Erlangen^[48]; Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics^[12], a Max Planck Institute^[49], in Germany^[50], founded in 1981^[51], headquartered in Garching bei München^[52]; and University of Colorado Boulder^[13], a public university^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1876^[55]. Gerd Leuchs held the position of professor emeritus^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[17], a decoration^[56], in Germany^[57]; Herbert Walther Prize^[18], a science award^[58]; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[19], an order^[59], in Germany^[60], founded in 1980^[61]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[20], a fellowship award^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1874^[64].

Why It Matters

Gerd Leuchs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

Where was Gerd Leuchs born?

Gerd Leuchs's place of birth was Wuppertal^[2].

What did Gerd Leuchs do for work?

Gerd Leuchs worked as physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Gerd Leuchs go to school?

Gerd Leuchs was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[14], Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[15], and University of Cologne^[16].

What awards did Gerd Leuchs receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[17], Herbert Walther Prize^[18], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[19], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[20].