Lise Meitner
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Summary
Lise Meitner was born on November 1878[1] in Vienna[2]. She died on October 27, 1968[3], in Cambridge[4]. She worked as a nuclear physicist[5], university teacher[6], chemist[7], and physicist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,485 views/month, #6,576 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: November 7, 1878[10], November 17, 1878[11]
- Place of burial: St James Churchyard[12]
- Father: Philipp Meitner[13]
- Mother: Hedwig Meitner[14]
- Country of citizenship: Cisleithania[15], Austria[16], Sweden[17]
- Field of work: physics[18]
- Position held: professor[19]
- Employer: Frederick William University Berlin[20], Royal Institute of Technology[21], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[22], University of Vienna[23], The Catholic University of America[24]
- Educated at: University of Vienna[25], Akademisches Gymnasium[26]
- Doctoral advisor: Franz S. Exner[27], Ludwig Boltzmann[28]
- Student: Nikolaus Riehl[29]
- Notable work: discovery[30], discovery of nuclear fission[31]
- Award received: Silver Leibniz medal[32], Lieben Prize[33], Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences[34], Max Planck Medal[35], Enrico Fermi Award[36], Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[37], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[38], Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics[39], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[40], Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin[41], Wilhelm Exner Medal[42], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[43]
- Member of: Royal Society[44], German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[45], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[46], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[47], Austrian Academy of Sciences[48], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[49], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[50]
- Religion or worldview: Judaism[51], Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria[52]
- Sex or gender: female[53]
- Doctoral student: Rudolf Jaeckel[54], Arnold Flammersfeld[55]
- Commons category: Lise Meitner[56]
- Archives at: archive of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft[57]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[58]
- Family name: pollender[59]
- Given name: Elise[60], Lise[61], Elizabeth[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Lise Meitner include meitnerium[63], a chemical element[64]; Lise Meitner Prize[65]; Meitner[66]; and ÑuSat 16[67].
Why It Matters
Lise Meitner has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
She is credited with the discovery of protactinium[70], a chemical element[71] and Auger effect[72]. Entities named for her include meitnerium[63], a chemical element[64]; Lise Meitner Prize[65]; Meitner[66]; and ÑuSat 16[67].
Her notable doctoral advisees include Nikolaus Riehl[73], a chemist[74], 1901–1990[75], of Germany[76], awarded the Stalin Prize[77], specialised in physics[78]; Wang Ganchang[79], a physicist[80], 1907–1998[81], of People's Republic of China[82], awarded the HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award[83], specialised in nuclear physics[84]; and Arnold Flammersfeld[85], a physicist[86], 1913–2001[87], of Germany[88], specialised in physics[89].
FAQs
Where was Lise Meitner born?
Lise Meitner's place of birth was Vienna[2].
Where did Lise Meitner die?
Lise Meitner passed away in Cambridge[4].
Who were Lise Meitner's parents?
Lise Meitner's father was Philipp Meitner[13]. Lise Meitner's mother was Hedwig Meitner[14].
What did Lise Meitner do for work?
Lise Meitner worked as a nuclear physicist[5], university teacher[6], chemist[7], and physicist[8].
Where did Lise Meitner go to school?
Lise Meitner was educated at University of Vienna[25] and Akademisches Gymnasium[26].
What awards did Lise Meitner receive?
Honors received include Silver Leibniz medal[32], Lieben Prize[33], Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences[34], and Max Planck Medal[35].
What did Lise Meitner discover?
Lise Meitner is credited as discoverer of protactinium[70] and Auger effect[72].