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Georg Zundel | |
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Born | |
Died | 11 March 2007 | (aged 75)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Munich |
Known for | Zundel cation Berghof Foundation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | physical chemistry |
Institutions | University of Munich |
Georg Zundel (17 May 1931 – 11 March 2007) was a German physicist, entrepreneur, and peace politics committed philanthropist.
Georg Zundel was born in 1931 as the only son of Georg Friedrich Zundel and Paula Zundel. He became a physicist and gained an international reputation especially in hydrogen bonding research. He founded companies and was always committed to agriculture and forestry. Peace politics, Georg Zundel was particularly involved through the establishment of the Berghof Foundation, Foundation for Conflict Research,[1] for which he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2003. Zundel was married and had three children. He lived with his family in Salzburg until his death in 2007. His grave is located in Haisterkirch near Bad Waldsee.