Victor Weisskopf

Summary

Victor Weisskopf is a human^[1]. He was born in Vienna^[2]. He died in Newton^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], nuclear physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Victor Weisskopf was born in Vienna^[2].
• Victor Weisskopf passed away in Newton^[3].
• Victor Weisskopf was married to Duscha Weisskopf^[8].
• A child of Victor Weisskopf was Thomas E. Weisskopf^[9].
• Victor Weisskopf held citizenship in Cisleithania^[10].
• Victor Weisskopf held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Victor Weisskopf's professions included physicist^[4].
• Victor Weisskopf's professions included nuclear physicist^[5].
• Victor Weisskopf worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Victor Weisskopf's field of work was quantum electrodynamics^[12].
• Victor Weisskopf's field of work was nuclear physics^[13].
• Victor Weisskopf held the position of Director General of CERN^[14].
• Among Victor Weisskopf's employers was Leiden University^[15].
• Victor Weisskopf was employed by University of Rochester^[16].
• Victor Weisskopf was employed by Los Alamos National Laboratory^[17].
• Among Victor Weisskopf's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[18].
• Victor Weisskopf was employed by CERN^[19].
• Among Victor Weisskopf's employers was Leiden University^[20].
• Victor Weisskopf's education included a stint at University of Göttingen^[21].
• Victor Weisskopf's doctoral advisor was Max Born^[22].
• Victor Weisskopf's doctoral advisor was Eugene Wigner^[23].
• Victor Weisskopf received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[24].
• Victor Weisskopf received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[25].
• Victor Weisskopf received the honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[26].
• Victor Weisskopf received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[27].

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Origins and Family

Victor Weisskopf was born in Vienna^[2].

Education

Victor Weisskopf was educated at University of Göttingen^[21]. Doctoral advisors include Max Born^[22] and Eugene Wigner^[23]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], nuclear physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include quantum electrodynamics^[12], a branch of physics^[29], founded in 1927^[30] and nuclear physics^[13], a branch of physics^[31]. Employers include Leiden University^[15], a university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1575^[34], headquartered in Leiden^[35]; University of Rochester^[16], a university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1850^[38], headquartered in Rochester^[39]; Los Alamos National Laboratory^[17], an United States national laboratory^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1943^[42], headquartered in Los Alamos^[43]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[18], a university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1861^[46], headquartered in Cambridge^[47]; CERN^[19], an international organization^[48], in Switzerland^[49], founded in 1954^[50], headquartered in villarodin Bourget^[51]; and ETH Zurich^[52], an institute of technology^[53], in Switzerland^[54], founded in 1855^[55], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[56]. Victor Weisskopf held the position of Director General of CERN^[14]. Doctoral students include Murray Gell-Mann^[57], Raymond Stora^[58], John David Jackson^[59], Kurt Gottfried^[60], James Bruce French^[61], and David H. Frisch^[62].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[24], a fellowship grant^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1925^[65]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[25], a civil decoration^[66], in Prussia^[67], founded in 1842^[68]; honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[26], an award^[69], in Austria^[70], founded in 1650^[71]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[27], a fellowship award^[72]; Albert Einstein Medal^[73], a science award^[74], in Switzerland^[75], founded in 1979^[76]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[77].

Personal Life

Among Victor Weisskopf's spouses was Duscha Weisskopf^[8]. A child of him was Thomas E. Weisskopf^[9]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[78].

Death and Burial

Victor Weisskopf passed away in Newton^[3].

Why It Matters

Victor Weisskopf ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[79] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[80]

His notable doctoral advisees include Murray Gell-Mann^[81], a non-fiction writer^[82], 1929–2019^[83], of United States^[84], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[85], specialised in particle physics^[86]; John David Jackson^[87], a mathematician^[88], 1925–2016^[89], of United States^[90], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[91], specialised in particle physics^[92]; Kerson Huang^[93], a physicist^[94], 1928–2016^[95], of United States^[96], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[97]; David H. Frisch^[98], a physicist^[99], 1918–1991^[100], of United States^[101], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[102]; Arthur Kerman^[103], a nuclear physicist^[104], 1929–2017^[105], of Canada^[106], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[107]; and Kurt Gottfried^[108], a physicist^[109], 1929–2022^[110], of United States^[111], awarded the AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility^[112], specialised in nuclear physics^[113].

FAQs

Where was Victor Weisskopf born?

Victor Weisskopf was born in Vienna^[2].

Where did Victor Weisskopf die?

Victor Weisskopf passed away in Newton^[3].

Who was Victor Weisskopf married to?

Victor Weisskopf's spouses include Duscha Weisskopf^[8].

What did Victor Weisskopf do for work?

Victor Weisskopf worked as physicist^[4], nuclear physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Victor Weisskopf go to school?

Victor Weisskopf was educated at University of Göttingen^[21].

What awards did Victor Weisskopf receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[24], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[25], honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[26], and Fellow of the American Physical Society^[27].