Volker Springel

Summary

Volker Springel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Backnang^[2]. He was born on +1970-11-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astrophysicist^[4] and astronomer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Volker Springel was born in Backnang^[2].
• Volker Springel was born on +1970-11-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Volker Springel held citizenship in Germany^[7].
• Volker Springel's professions included astrophysicist^[4].
• Volker Springel worked as an astronomer^[5].
• Volker Springel's field of work was dark matter^[8].
• Among Volker Springel's employers was Heidelberg University^[9].
• Volker Springel was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[10].
• Volker Springel was educated at Max Planck Institute for Physics^[11].
• Volker Springel's doctoral advisor was Simon White^[12].
• Volker Springel received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize^[13].
• Volker Springel received the Klung Wilhelmy Science Award^[14].
• Volker Springel received the Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[15].
• Volker Springel received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize^[16].
• Volker Springel was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[17].
• Volker Springel was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[18].
• Volker Springel was a member of International Astronomical Union^[19].
• Volker Springel is recorded as male^[20].
• Volker Springel's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Volker Springel supervised Debora Šijački as a doctoral student^[22].
• Volker Springel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000016201844^[23].
• Volker Springel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32875349^[24].
• Volker Springel's GND ID is recorded as 122321391^[25].
• Volker Springel's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-5976-4599^[26].
• Volker Springel earned the academic degree of doctorate^[27].

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Origins and Family

Volker Springel was born in Backnang^[2]. He was born on +1970-11-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[10], a public research university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1472^[30], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[31] and Max Planck Institute for Physics^[11], a Max Planck Institute^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1917^[34], headquartered in Q110249361^[35]. Volker Springel's doctoral advisor was Simon White^[12]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrophysicist^[4] and astronomer^[5]. Volker Springel's field of work was dark matter^[8]. Among his employers was Heidelberg University^[9]. He supervised Debora Šijački as a doctoral student^[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize^[13], a science award^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1977^[38]; Klung Wilhelmy Science Award^[14], a science award^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1973^[41]; Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[15], a science award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2000^[44]; and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize^[16], a science award^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1985^[47].

Why It Matters

Volker Springel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Volker Springel born?

Volker Springel was born in Backnang^[2].

What did Volker Springel do for work?

Volker Springel worked as astrophysicist^[4] and astronomer^[5].

Where did Volker Springel go to school?

Volker Springel was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[10] and Max Planck Institute for Physics^[11].

What awards did Volker Springel receive?

Honors received include Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize^[13], Klung Wilhelmy Science Award^[14], Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[15], and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize^[16].