Max Born

Summary

Max Born is a human^[1]. Born in Wrocław^[2], he… he died in Göttingen^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], mathematician^[5], university teacher^[6], theoretical physicist^[7], and scientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,711 views/month, #6,122 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Max Born's place of birth was Wrocław^[2].
• Max Born died in Göttingen^[3].
• Max Born is buried at Göttingen City Cemetery^[10].
• Max Born's father was Gustav Born^[11].
• Max Born's mother was Margarethe Kauffmann^[12].
• Among Max Born's spouses was Hedwig Born^[13].
• A child of Max Born was Gustav Victor Rudolf Born^[14].
• A child of Max Born was Irene Helen Käthe Born^[15].
• Max Born held citizenship in German Reich^[16].
• Max Born held citizenship in United Kingdom^[17].
• Max Born held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[18].
• Max Born is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[19].
• Max Born's professions included physicist^[4].
• Max Born's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Max Born's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Max Born's professions included theoretical physicist^[7].
• Max Born's professions included scientist^[8].
• Max Born's field of work was theoretical physics^[20].
• Max Born's field of work was physics^[21].
• Max Born's field of work was quantum mechanics^[22].
• Max Born held the position of professor^[23].
• Max Born was employed by Goethe University Frankfurt^[24].
• Max Born was employed by University of Göttingen^[25].
• Among Max Born's employers was Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[26].
• Among Max Born's employers was University of Edinburgh^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Wrocław^[2], Max Born… his father was Gustav Born^[11]. His mother was Margarethe Kauffmann^[12]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[19].

Education

Educated at University of Göttingen^[28], a campus university^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1734^[31], headquartered in Göttingen^[32]; Heidelberg University^[33], a public research university^[34], in Germany^[35], founded in 1386^[36], headquartered in Heidelberg^[37]; University of Wrocław^[38], a university^[39], in Poland^[40], founded in 1702^[41]; University of Zurich^[42], a university^[43], in Switzerland^[44], founded in 1833^[45], headquartered in Zurich^[46]; and Gonville and Caius College^[47], a college of the University of Cambridge^[48], in United Kingdom^[49], founded in 1348^[50]. Max Born's doctoral advisor was Carl David Tolmé Runge^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], mathematician^[5], university teacher^[6], theoretical physicist^[7], and scientist^[8]. Fields of work include theoretical physics^[20], a branch of physics^[52]; physics^[21], a branch of science^[53]; and quantum mechanics^[22], a physical theory^[54]. Employers include Goethe University Frankfurt^[24], a public university^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1914^[57], headquartered in Jügelhaus^[58]; University of Göttingen^[25], a campus university^[59], in Germany^[60], founded in 1734^[61], headquartered in Göttingen^[62]; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[26], a comprehensive university^[63], in Germany^[64], founded in 1809^[65], headquartered in Berlin^[66]; University of Edinburgh^[27], a public university^[67], in United Kingdom^[68], founded in 1583^[69], headquartered in Edinburgh^[70]; and Artillery Testing Commission^[71]. Max Born held the position of professor^[23]. Doctoral students include Robert Oppenheimer^[72], Pascual Jordan^[73], Klaus Zweiling^[74], Maria Goeppert Mayer^[75], Friedrich Hund^[76], and Victor Weisskopf^[77].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[78], Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[79], Nobel Prize in Physics^[80], Max Planck Medal^[81], Hughes Medal^[82], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[83].

Personal Life

Among Max Born's spouses was Hedwig Born^[13]. Children include Gustav Victor Rudolf Born^[14], a pharmacologist^[84], 1921–2018^[85], of United Kingdom^[86], awarded the honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-II^[87], specialised in medicine^[88] and Irene Helen Käthe Born^[15], 1914–2003^[89]. Religious affiliations include Judaism^[90] and Lutheranism^[91].

Death and Burial

Max Born passed away in Göttingen^[3]. He is buried at Göttingen City Cemetery^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Max Born include Born rule^[92], Born–Landé equation^[93], Born-Oppenheimer approximation^[94], Born approximation^[95], Born–Haber cycle^[96], Born–Infeld model^[97], Born–von Karman boundary condition^[98], and Born coordinates^[99].

Why It Matters

Max Born ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,711 views/month, #6,122 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[100] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[101]

He has been cited as an influence by Maria Goeppert Mayer^[102], a physicist^[103], 1906–1972^[104], of Germany^[105], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[106], specialised in physics^[107].

He is credited with the discovery of Born rule^[108], a principle^[109] and Born–Infeld model^[110], a scientific theory^[111]. Entities named for him include Born rule^[92], Born–Landé equation^[93], Born-Oppenheimer approximation^[94], Born approximation^[95], Born–Haber cycle^[96], and Born–Infeld model^[97].

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Oppenheimer^[112], Maria Goeppert Mayer^[113], Max Delbrück^[114], Victor Weisskopf^[115], Friedrich Hund^[116], and Pascual Jordan^[117].

FAQs

Where was Max Born born?

Max Born's place of birth was Wrocław^[2].

Where did Max Born die?

Max Born died in Göttingen^[3].

Who were Max Born's parents?

Max Born's father was Gustav Born^[11]. Max Born's mother was Margarethe Kauffmann^[12].

Who was Max Born married to?

Max Born's spouses include Hedwig Born^[13].

What did Max Born do for work?

Max Born worked as physicist^[4], mathematician^[5], university teacher^[6], theoretical physicist^[7], and scientist^[8].

Where did Max Born go to school?

Max Born was educated at University of Göttingen^[28], Heidelberg University^[33], University of Wrocław^[38], and University of Zurich^[42].

What awards did Max Born receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[78], Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[79], Nobel Prize in Physics^[80], and Max Planck Medal^[81].

Who did Max Born influence?

Max Born has been cited as an influence by Maria Goeppert Mayer^[102].

What did Max Born discover?

Max Born is credited as discoverer of Born rule^[108] and Born–Infeld model^[110].