Wolfgang Gentner
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- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- July 23, 1906
- Date of death
- September 4, 1980
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Place of death
- Heidelberg
- Occupation
- physicist, university teacher, nuclear physicist
- Field of work
- physics, nuclear physics[9][10]
- Position held
- President of the CERN Council[11]
- Award received
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Otto-Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Cothenius Medal, Ernst Hellmut Vits Award[17][18][19][20][21]
- Doctoral advisor
- Friedrich Dessauer[16]
- Doctoral student
- Till Kirsten
- Work location
- Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- Archives at
- archive of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- Described by source
- Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
- Family name
- Gentner
- Given name
- Wolfgang
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[22][23][24][25]
- Name in native language
- Wolfgang Gentner
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Summary
Wolfgang Gentner was born in Frankfurt[1]. He was born on July 23, 1906[2]. He died in Heidelberg[3]. He died on September 4, 1980[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and nuclear physicist[7].
Body
Education
Educated at University of Paris[14], a former entity[26], in France[27], founded in 1150[28], headquartered in Paris[29] and Goethe University Frankfurt[15], a public university[30], in Germany[31], founded in 1914[32], headquartered in Jügelhaus[33].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include physics[9], a branch of science[34] and nuclear physics[10], a branch of physics[35]. Employers include University of Freiburg[12], a public university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1457[38], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau[39] and Heidelberg University[13], a public research university[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1386[42], headquartered in Heidelberg[43]. He supervised Till Kirsten as a doctoral student[44].
Recognition
Awards received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17], a grade of an order[45], in Germany[46]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[18], a civil decoration[47], in Prussia[48], founded in 1842[49]; Otto-Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main[19], an award[50]; Cothenius Medal[20], a science award[51], in Germany[52], founded in 1792[53]; and Ernst Hellmut Vits Award[21], a science award[54], in Germany[55].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Wolfgang Gentner include Gentner–Kastler Prize[56], a science award[57], in France[58].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Gentner–Kastler Prize[56], a science award[57], in France[58].
FAQs
Where was Wolfgang Gentner born?
Wolfgang Gentner's place of birth was Frankfurt[1].
Where did Wolfgang Gentner die?
Wolfgang Gentner died in Heidelberg[3].
What did Wolfgang Gentner do for work?
Wolfgang Gentner worked as physicist[5], university teacher[6], and nuclear physicist[7].
Where did Wolfgang Gentner go to school?
Wolfgang Gentner was educated at University of Paris[14] and Goethe University Frankfurt[15].
What awards did Wolfgang Gentner receive?
Honors received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[18], Otto-Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main[19], and Cothenius Medal[20].