Klaus Hepp

Swiss-German theoretical physicist and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich (born 1936)
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Klaus Hepp

Summary

Klaus Hepp is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kiel[2]. He was born on December 11, 1936[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Klaus Hepp's place of birth was Kiel[2].
  • Klaus Hepp was born on December 11, 1936[3].
  • Klaus Hepp held citizenship in Switzerland[8].
  • Klaus Hepp's professions included physicist[4].
  • Klaus Hepp worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Klaus Hepp's professions included theoretical physicist[6].
  • Klaus Hepp's field of work was theoretical physics[9].
  • Klaus Hepp's field of work was quantum field theory[10].
  • Klaus Hepp was employed by ETH Zurich[11].
  • Klaus Hepp's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[12].
  • Klaus Hepp's doctoral advisor was Res Jost[13].
  • Klaus Hepp's doctoral advisor was Markus Fierz[14].
  • Klaus Hepp received the Max Planck Medal[15].
  • Klaus Hepp is recorded as male[16].
  • Klaus Hepp's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Klaus Hepp supervised Jürg Fröhlich as a doctoral student[18].
  • Klaus Hepp supervised Konrad Osterwalder as a doctoral student[19].
  • Klaus Hepp supervised Robert Schrader as a doctoral student[20].
  • Klaus Hepp supervised Jose Fernando Perez as a doctoral student[21].
  • Klaus Hepp's archives at is recorded as ETH Zurich University Archives[22].
  • Klaus Hepp's family name is recorded as Hepp[23].
  • Klaus Hepp's given name is recorded as Klaus[24].
  • Klaus Hepp's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Klaus Hepp's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kiel[2], Klaus Hepp… he was born on December 11, 1936[3].

Education

Klaus Hepp was educated at ETH Zurich[12]. Doctoral advisors include Res Jost[13], a physicist[27], 1918–1990[28], of Switzerland[29], awarded the Max Planck Medal[30], specialised in theoretical physics[31] and Markus Fierz[14], a physicist[32], 1912–2006[33], of Switzerland[34], awarded the Max Planck Medal[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6]. Fields of work include theoretical physics[9], a branch of physics[36] and quantum field theory[10], a branch of physics[37]. Among Klaus Hepp's employers was ETH Zurich[11]. Doctoral students include Jürg Fröhlich[18], a physicist[38], b. 1946[39], of Switzerland[40], awarded the Henri Poincaré Prize[41]; Konrad Osterwalder[19], a mathematician[42], 1942–2025[43], of Switzerland[44], awarded the doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki[45], specialised in differential geometry[46]; Robert Schrader[20], a physicist[47], 1939–2015[48], of Germany[49]; and Jose Fernando Perez[21].

Recognition

Klaus Hepp received the Max Planck Medal[15].

Why It Matters

Klaus Hepp ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

His notable doctoral advisees include Konrad Osterwalder[51], a mathematician[52], 1942–2025[53], of Switzerland[54], awarded the doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki[55], specialised in differential geometry[56] and Jürg Fröhlich[57], a physicist[58], b. 1946[59], of Switzerland[60], awarded the Henri Poincaré Prize[61].

FAQs

Where was Klaus Hepp born?

Klaus Hepp was born in Kiel[2].

What did Klaus Hepp do for work?

Klaus Hepp worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6].

Where did Klaus Hepp go to school?

Klaus Hepp was educated at ETH Zurich[12].

What awards did Klaus Hepp receive?

Honors received include Max Planck Medal[15].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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  31. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  32. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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