Hans Frauenfelder

Swiss American physicist (1922–2022)
Person human Q823151
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Hans Frauenfelder

Summary

Hans Frauenfelder is a human[1]. He was born in Neuhausen am Rheinfall[2]. He was born on +1922-06-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Tesuque[4]. He died on +2022-07-10T00:00:00Z[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 (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Neuhausen am Rheinfall[2], Hans Frauenfelder…
  • Hans Frauenfelder was born in Schaffhausen[11].
  • Hans Frauenfelder died in Tesuque[4].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was born on +1922-06-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hans Frauenfelder died on +2022-07-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Hans Frauenfelder held citizenship in Switzerland[12].
  • Hans Frauenfelder held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Hans Frauenfelder worked as a physicist[6].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's professions included nuclear physicist[7].
  • Hans Frauenfelder worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Hans Frauenfelder worked as a biophysicist[9].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's field of work was nuclear physics[14].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's field of work was elementary particle[15].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's field of work was biophysics[16].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[17].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was employed by Los Alamos National Laboratory[18].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[19].
  • Hans Frauenfelder's doctoral advisor was Paul Scherrer[20].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Guggenheim Fellowship[21].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[22].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[23].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[24].
  • Hans Frauenfelder received the honorary doctor of Stockholm University[25].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[26].
  • Hans Frauenfelder was a member of National Academy of Sciences[27].

Body

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]. Hans Frauenfelder was born on +1922-06-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Hans Frauenfelder's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[19]. His doctoral advisor was Paul Scherrer[20]. He studied under Wolfgang Pauli[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], university teacher[8], and biophysicist[9]. Fields of work include nuclear physics[14], a branch of physics[33]; elementary particle[15], a type of quantum particle[34]; and biophysics[16], a branch of biology[35]. Employers include University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[17], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1867[38] and Los Alamos National Laboratory[18], an United States national laboratory[39], in United States[40], founded in 1943[41], headquartered in Los Alamos[42]. Doctoral students include Muzaffer Ataç[43], a physicist[44], 1933–2010[45], of Turkey[46], specialised in Visible-light photon counter[47]; Neil Arnold Alberding[48]; Douglas Marshall Alde[49]; and Shyamsunder Erramilli[50], a researcher[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21], a fellowship grant[52], in United States[53], founded in 1925[54]; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[22], a science award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1941[57]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[23], a fellowship award[58]; Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[24], an award[59], founded in 1981[60]; and honorary doctor of Stockholm University[25], an award[61], in Sweden[62].

Death and Burial

Hans Frauenfelder died on +2022-07-10T00:00:00Z[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 (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

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[19].

What awards did Hans Frauenfelder receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21], Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[22], Fellow of the American Physical Society[23], and Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[24].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . aapt.org. aapt.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Honorary doctorates at DBB. dbb.su.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [43] . wikidata.org.
  23. [48] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [49] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [50] . Broken ergodicity in myoglobin. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [5] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [62] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hans Frauenfelder. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-frauenfelder
MLA “Hans Frauenfelder.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-frauenfelder.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hans-frauenfelder_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hans Frauenfelder}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-frauenfelder}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Hans Frauenfelder — https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-frauenfelder (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-frauenfelder · Last refreshed: