Max Born
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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 (7,679 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].
Product Details
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Type: Person[28]
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Country: DE[29]
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Began / founded: 1882-12-11[30]
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Ended / dissolved: 1970-01-05[31]
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MusicBrainz ID: 2b47809f-118e-4d2e-9cd2-519b67296476[32]
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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[33], a campus university[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1734[36], headquartered in Göttingen[37]; Heidelberg University[38], a public research university[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1386[41], headquartered in Heidelberg[42]; University of Wrocław[43], a university[44], in Poland[45], founded in 1702[46]; University of Zurich[47], a university[48], in Switzerland[49], founded in 1833[50], headquartered in Zurich[51]; and Gonville and Caius College[52], a college of the University of Cambridge[53], in United Kingdom[54], founded in 1348[55]. Max Born's doctoral advisor was Carl David Tolmé Runge[56].
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[57]; physics[21], a branch of science[58]; and quantum mechanics[22], a physical theory[59]. Employers include Goethe University Frankfurt[24], a public university[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1914[62], headquartered in Jügelhaus[63]; University of Göttingen[25], a campus university[64], in Germany[65], founded in 1734[66], headquartered in Göttingen[67]; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[26], a comprehensive university[68], in Germany[69], founded in 1809[70], headquartered in Berlin[71]; University of Edinburgh[27], a public university[72], in United Kingdom[73], founded in 1583[74], headquartered in Edinburgh[75]; and Artillery Testing Commission[76]. Max Born held the position of professor[23]. Doctoral students include Robert Oppenheimer[77], Pascual Jordan[78], Klaus Zweiling[79], Maria Goeppert Mayer[80], Friedrich Hund[81], and Victor Weisskopf[82].
Recognition
Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[83], Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[84], Nobel Prize in Physics[85], Max Planck Medal[86], Hughes Medal[87], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[88].
Personal Life
Among Max Born's spouses was Hedwig Born[13]. Children include Gustav Victor Rudolf Born[14], a pharmacologist[89], 1921–2018[90], of United Kingdom[91], awarded the honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-II[92], specialised in medicine[93] and Irene Helen Käthe Born[15], 1914–2003[94]. Religious affiliations include Judaism[95] and Lutheranism[96].
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-Oppenheimer approximation[97], Born rule[98], Born approximation[99], Born–Haber cycle[100], Born–Landé equation[101], Born–Infeld model[102], Born–von Karman boundary condition[103], and Born coordinates[104].
Why It Matters
Max Born ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,679 views/month, #6,122 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[105] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[106]
He has been cited as an influence by Maria Goeppert Mayer[107], a physicist[108], 1906–1972[109], of Germany[110], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[111], specialised in physics[112].
He is credited with the discovery of Born rule[113], a principle[114] and Born–Infeld model[115], a scientific theory[116]. Entities named for him include Born-Oppenheimer approximation[97], Born rule[98], Born approximation[99], Born–Haber cycle[100], Born–Landé equation[101], and Born–Infeld model[102].
His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Oppenheimer[117], Maria Goeppert Mayer[118], Pascual Jordan[119], Max Delbrück[120], Victor Weisskopf[121], and Friedrich Hund[122].
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[33], Heidelberg University[38], University of Wrocław[43], and University of Zurich[47].
What awards did Max Born receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[83], Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[84], Nobel Prize in Physics[85], and Max Planck Medal[86].
Who did Max Born influence?
Max Born has been cited as an influence by Maria Goeppert Mayer[107].
What did Max Born discover?
Max Born is credited as discoverer of Born rule[113] and Born–Infeld model[115].