Felix Ehrenhaft

Felix Ehrenhaft
Felix Ehrenhaft
Born(1879-04-24)24 April 1879
Died4 March 1952(1952-03-04) (aged 72)
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna (PhD, 1903)
SpouseOlga Ehrenhaft-Steindler
AwardsLieben Prize 1910
Haitinger Prize 1917
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Vienna
Doctoral advisorFranz-Serafin Exner
Doctoral studentsGeorg Stetter
Walter Thirring

Felix Ehrenhaft (24 April 1879 – 4 March 1952) was an Austrian physicist who contributed to atomic physics, to the measurement of electrical charges and to the optical properties of metal colloids. He was known for his maverick and controversial style. His iconoclasm was greatly admired by philosopher Paul Feyerabend. He won the Haitinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 1917.[1]

  1. ^ Angetter, Daniela; Martischnig, Michael (2005). "Biografisches Handbuch österreichischer Physiker und Physikerinnen". Biografien österreichischer (Physiker)innen: Eine Auswahl. Vienna, Austria: Österreichischen Staatsarchiv: 22. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.