Nicolaas Bloembergen

Dutch-born American physicist
Person Human Q189987

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30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[49]
Date of birth
March 11, 1920
Date of death
September 5, 2017
Place of birth
Dordrecht
Place of death
Tucson
Religion or worldview
atheism[48]
Spouse
Huberta Deliana Brink[9]
Cause of death
heart failure[55]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch, English
Erdős number
+9
Family name
Bloembergen[56]
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Interested in
physics
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death
natural causes
Name in native language
Nicolaas Bloembergen
🏷️ Also known as
en Nico Bloembergen en N. Bloembergen en Nicolaas Bloembergen ar نيكولاس بلومبرجن ar نيوكلاس بلومبرجن cs Nico Bloembergen da Nico Bloembergen de Nico Bloembergen de Bloembergen en-gb Nico Bloembergen es Nico Bloembergen fa نیکولاس بلومبرگر fi Nico Bloembergen fr Nico Bloembergen he ניקולס בלומברגן hi Nicolaas Bloembergen hi निकोलास ब्लोमबेर्गेन id Nico Bloembergen it Nico Bloembergen ja ニコラス・ブルームバーゲン
🔖 Identifiers · 76
VIAF cluster ID
84966983
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83828727
GND ID
119560445
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nicolaas Bloembergen 1981.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
47070
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
98708
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
nicolaas-bloembergen
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
18144
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CTHS person ID
125169
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119560445
De Agostini ID
Bloembergen,+Nicolaas
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3X3HEN
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
116787
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Nicolaas-Bloembergen
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
123511
FactGrid item ID
Bob McGill
Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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French Academy of Sciences member ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0010527
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nicolaas_Bloembergen
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1873641, 5186415
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
nicolaas-bloembergen
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
8196
IEEE Xplore author ID
37326074000
IdRef ID
071562702
J9U entity ID
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Leidse Hoogleraren ID
1206
Leopoldina member ID (new)
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MR Author ID
313958
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
14218
Munzinger person ID
00000016457
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02889613
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002153371
NLA Trove people ID
793828
NNDB people ID
951/000099654
NUKAT ID
n97035371
National Academy of Engineering member ID
29681
National Academy of Sciences member ID
57614
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073752762
Nobel Laureate API ID
118
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
11055
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3878390
Open Library ID
OL2816598A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
204894
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095512584
Physics History Network ID
11411006
Prabook ID
1299091
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
11047
SBN author ID
MILV216034
SELIBR ID
405495
SHARE Catalogue author ID
44969
SNAC ARK ID
w6gw0847
Scopus author ID
16462128600
WikiTree person ID
Bloembergen-23
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcR4VgDYWdW4Tj7pbYMfq
ZbMATH author ID
bloembergen.nicolaas

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Doctoral students 4
Field of work 4
Doctoral student 3
Educated at 3
Employer 3
Nominated for 3
Occupation 3
Country of citizenship 2
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Doctoral advisors 2
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Given name 1
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Summary

Nicolaas Bloembergen was born on March 11, 1920[1], in Dordrecht[2]. He died on September 5, 2017[3], in Tucson[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], theoretical physicist[6], university teacher[7], and Nobel Prize winner[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nicolaas Bloembergen include 10447 Bloembergen[59].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Nicolaas Bloembergen include 10447 Bloembergen[59].

His notable doctoral advisees include Eli Yablonovitch[60], a physicist[61], b. 1946[62], of United States[63], awarded the Mountbatten Medal[64], specialised in optoelectronics[65]; Peter Sorokin[66], a physicist[67], 1931–2015[68], of United States[69], awarded the IBM Fellow[70]; Yuen-Ron Shen[71], a physicist[72], b. 1935[73], of United States[74], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[75], specialised in physics[76]; and Edwin F. Taylor[77], a physicist[78], 1931–2025[79], of United States[80], awarded the Oersted Medal[81], specialised in physics[82].

FAQs

Where was Nicolaas Bloembergen born?

Nicolaas Bloembergen was born in Dordrecht[2].

Where did Nicolaas Bloembergen die?

Nicolaas Bloembergen passed away in Tucson[4].

Who was Nicolaas Bloembergen married to?

Nicolaas Bloembergen's spouses include Huberta Deliana Brink[9].

What did Nicolaas Bloembergen do for work?

Nicolaas Bloembergen worked as a physicist[5], theoretical physicist[6], university teacher[7], and Nobel Prize winner[8].

Where did Nicolaas Bloembergen go to school?

Nicolaas Bloembergen was educated at Leiden University[20], Harvard University[21], and Utrecht University[22].

What awards did Nicolaas Bloembergen receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[26], Nobel Prize in Physics[27], Frederic Ives Medal[28], and Stuart Ballantine Medal[29].

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  23. [26] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  35. [38] ↑ . Complete list of recipients from 1864 to today. ulaval.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  53. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  54. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . universiteitleiden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
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    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wik"
  3. 8w ago · PKalnai · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 14w ago · 1Veertje · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Nicolaas, Nico
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