Hans Frauenfelder

Swiss American physicist (1922–2022)
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Summary

Hans Frauenfelder is a human[1]. He was born in Neuhausen am Rheinfall[2]. He was born on June 28, 1922[3]. He passed away in Tesuque[4]. He died on July 10, 2022[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], university teacher[8], and biophysicist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Neuhausen am Rheinfall[2].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was born in Schaffhausen[11].
  • Hans Frauenfelder died in Tesuque[4].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was born on June 28, 1922[3].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was born on July 28, 1922[12].
  • Hans Frauenfelder died on July 10, 2022[5].
  • Hans Frauenfelder held citizenship in Switzerland[13].
  • Hans Frauenfelder held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's professions included physicist[6].
  • Hans Frauenfelder worked as a nuclear physicist[7].
  • Hans Frauenfelder worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's professions included biophysicist[9].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's field of work was nuclear physics[15].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's field of work was elementary particle[16].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's field of work was biophysics[17].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[18].
  • Among Hans Frauenfelder's employers was Los Alamos National Laboratory[19].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was educated at ETH Zurich[20].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's doctoral advisor was Paul Scherrer[21].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Guggenheim Fellowship[22].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[23].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[24].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[25].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the honorary doctor of Stockholm University[26].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Neuhausen am Rheinfall[2], a Municipality of Switzerland[28], in Switzerland[29] and Schaffhausen[11], a Municipality of Switzerland[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 1080[32]. Recorded date of birth include June 28, 1922[3] and July 28, 1922[12].

Education

Hans Frauenfelder was educated at ETH Zurich[20]. His doctoral advisor was Paul Scherrer[21]. He studied under Wolfgang Pauli[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], university teacher[8], and biophysicist[9]. Fields of work include nuclear physics[15], a branch of physics[34]; elementary particle[16], a type of quantum particle[35]; and biophysics[17], a branch of biology[36]. Employers include University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[18], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1867[39] and Los Alamos National Laboratory[19], an United States national laboratory[40], in United States[41], founded in 1943[42], headquartered in Los Alamos[43]. Doctoral students include Muzaffer Ataç[44], a physicist[45], 1933–2010[46], of Turkey[47], specialised in Visible-light photon counter[48]; Neil Arnold Alberding[49]; Douglas Marshall Alde[50]; and Shyamsunder Erramilli[51], a researcher[52].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[22], a fellowship grant[53], in United States[54], founded in 1925[55]; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[23], a science award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1941[58]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[24], a fellowship award[59]; Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[25], an award[60], founded in 1981[61]; and honorary doctor of Stockholm University[26], an award[62], in Sweden[63].

Death and Burial

Hans Frauenfelder died on July 10, 2022[5]. He passed away in Tesuque[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Frauenfelder ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

Where was Hans Frauenfelder born?

Hans Frauenfelder's place of birth was Neuhausen am Rheinfall[2].

Where did Hans Frauenfelder die?

Hans Frauenfelder died in Tesuque[4].

What did Hans Frauenfelder do for work?

Hans Frauenfelder worked as physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], university teacher[8], and biophysicist[9].

Where did Hans Frauenfelder go to school?

Hans Frauenfelder was educated at ETH Zurich[20].

What awards did Hans Frauenfelder receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[22], Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[23], Fellow of the American Physical Society[24], and Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[25].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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