Simon van der Meer
Dutch physicist (1925–2011)
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- November 24, 1925
- Date of death
- March 4, 2011
- Place of birth
- The Hague
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Country of citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
- Employer
- CERN, Koninklijke Philips NV[10][11]
- Award received
- Nobel Prize in Physics, honorary doctor of the University of Amsterdam, Honorary doctors of Ghent University, Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[14][15][16][17]
- Spouse
- Catharina M. Koopman[7]
- Sibling
- Gay van der Meer[33]
- Erdős number
- 6[31]
- Family name
- van der Meer[25]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[27]
- Member of
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[18][19][20][21]
- Name in native language
- Simon van der Meer[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Simon van der Meer
ar سيمون فان دير مير
fa سیمون واندرمیر
fa سیمون ون درمیر
he סימון ואן דר מיר
he סימון ון דר מר
hi Simon van der Meer
hi सिमोन वान डर मीर
ja シモン・ファンデルメール
ja シモン・ファン・デル・メール
ko 시몬 판 데르메이르
ru Ван дер Меер, Симон
ru Ван дер Мер, Симон
ru Мер Симон ван дер
ru Мер, Симон ван дер
ru Симон ван дер Мер
sv Meer, Simon van der
zh 西蒙·范德梅尔
zh-hant 西蒙·范德梅爾
🔖 Identifiers · 52
- ISNI
- 0000000116921937
- VIAF cluster ID
- 100743088
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- no2009138339
- GND ID
- 127498591
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Simon van der Meer in the AA Control Room (cropped).jpg ↗
- AE member ID
- Meer_Simon
- Academic Tree ID
- 162596
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
- 2347-van-der-meer-simon
- Awards & Winners artist ID
- 0388k9
- DBNL author ID
- meer065
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 127498591
- De Agostini ID
- Van+der+Meer,+Simon
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- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 127498591
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
- 4ADaIR
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Simon-van-der-Meer
- Encyclopædia Universalis ID
- simon-van-der-meer
- FAST ID
- 1972854
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 67262126
- Freebase ID
- /m/0388k9
- GTAA ID
- 131182
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000030086980992
- Google Arts & Culture entity ID
- m0388k9
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
- simon-van-der-meer
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 0041709
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
- Simon_van_der_Meer
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
- 2205132
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
- mer-simon-van-der-8124ea
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
- 39866
- INSPIRE-HEP author ID
- S.van.der.Meer.1
- IdRef ID
- 179331426
- KNAW past member ID
- PE00009290
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 127498591
- Lex ID
- Simon_van_der_Meer
- Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
- 04118/eu_m_1634/m1634, 05953/eu_v_0116/v0116
- Munzinger person ID
- 00000017475
- NE.se ID
- simon-van-der-meer
- NNDB people ID
- 971/000099674
- NSK (VIAF) ID
- 000100220
- NSK ID
- 981005664679609366
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 304769975
- Nobel Laureate API ID
- 125
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
- 3939290
- Our Campaigns candidate ID
- 204904
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803115150130
- Physics History Network ID
- 11811006
- SBN author ID
- CAGV578028
- Treccani ID
- simon-van-der-meer
- University of Amsterdam Album Academicum ID
- id050490
- WikiTree person ID
- Van_der_Meer-1148
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJtrWVGg3BqGJdQC8kWMT3
🔗 Connections
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Member of 4
Employer 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Interested in 1
Manner of death 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
← FactGrid item ID 1
← Winner 1
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Summary
Simon van der Meer was born on November 24, 1925[1], in The Hague[2]. He died on March 4, 2011[3], in Geneva[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and inventor[6].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Simon van der Meer include 9678 van der Meer[34], an asteroid[35].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Simon van der Meer include 9678 van der Meer[34], an asteroid[35].
FAQs
Where was Simon van der Meer born?
Simon van der Meer's place of birth was The Hague[2].
Where did Simon van der Meer die?
Simon van der Meer died in Geneva[4].
Who was Simon van der Meer married to?
Simon van der Meer's spouses include Catharina M. Koopman[7].
What did Simon van der Meer do for work?
Simon van der Meer worked as a physicist[5] and inventor[6].
Where did Simon van der Meer go to school?
Simon van der Meer was educated at Delft University of Technology[12] and Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet[13].
What awards did Simon van der Meer receive?
Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physics[14], honorary doctor of the University of Amsterdam[15], Honorary doctors of Ghent University[16], and Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[17].