H. Dieter Zeh

German physicist (1932-2018)
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H. Dieter Zeh

Summary

H. Dieter Zeh is a human[1]. He was born in Brunswick[2]. He was born on +1932-05-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Freudenstadt[4]. He died on +2018-04-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • H. Dieter Zeh's place of birth was Brunswick[2].
  • H. Dieter Zeh died in Freudenstadt[4].
  • H. Dieter Zeh was born on +1932-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • H. Dieter Zeh died on +2018-04-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • H. Dieter Zeh held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • H. Dieter Zeh worked as a physicist[6].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's professions included university teacher[7].
  • H. Dieter Zeh worked as a theoretical physicist[8].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's field of work was theoretical physics[11].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's field of work was physics[12].
  • Among H. Dieter Zeh's employers was Heidelberg University[13].
  • Among H. Dieter Zeh's employers was California Institute of Technology[14].
  • Among H. Dieter Zeh's employers was University of California, San Diego[15].
  • H. Dieter Zeh was educated at Heidelberg University[16].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's doctoral advisor was J. Hans D. Jensen[17].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's doctoral advisor was Hans Jörg Mang[18].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's image is recorded as DieterZeh2005-09-17-14-39-36.jpg[19].
  • H. Dieter Zeh is recorded as male[20].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • H. Dieter Zeh supervised Claus Kiefer as a doctoral student[22].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's ISNI is recorded as 000000011004366X[23].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110543606[24].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's GND ID is recorded as 120041006[25].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84056391[26].
  • H. Dieter Zeh's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13596487r[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brunswick[2], H. Dieter Zeh… he was born on +1932-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

H. Dieter Zeh was educated at Heidelberg University[16]. Doctoral advisors include J. Hans D. Jensen[17], a physicist[28], 1907–1973[29], of West Germany[30], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[31], specialised in physics[32] and Hans Jörg Mang[18], a physicist[33], 1931–2007[34], of Germany[35], specialised in physics[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. Fields of work include theoretical physics[11], a branch of physics[37] and physics[12], a branch of science[38]. Employers include Heidelberg University[13], a public research university[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1386[41], headquartered in Heidelberg[42]; California Institute of Technology[14], a university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1891[45], headquartered in California[46]; and University of California, San Diego[15], a public university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1960[49]. H. Dieter Zeh supervised Claus Kiefer as a doctoral student[22].

Death and Burial

H. Dieter Zeh died on +2018-04-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Freudenstadt[4].

Why It Matters

H. Dieter Zeh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

He is credited with the discovery of quantum decoherence[51].

FAQs

Where was H. Dieter Zeh born?

Born in Brunswick[2], H. Dieter Zeh…

Where did H. Dieter Zeh die?

H. Dieter Zeh died in Freudenstadt[4].

What did H. Dieter Zeh do for work?

H. Dieter Zeh worked as physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8].

Where did H. Dieter Zeh go to school?

H. Dieter Zeh was educated at Heidelberg University[16].

What did H. Dieter Zeh discover?

H. Dieter Zeh is credited as discoverer of quantum decoherence[51].

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  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . scilogs.spektrum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . scilogs.spektrum.de. scilogs.spektrum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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