Gustav Ludwig Hertz

Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
	Hertz in 1925
Born	22 July 1887; Hamburg, German Empire; (now Germany)
Died	30 October 1975 (aged 88); East Berlin, East Germany; (now Berlin, Germany)
Alma mater	University of Berlin
Known for	Franck–Hertz experiment
Spouse	Ellen Dihlmann (m. 1919; died 1941)
Children	Carl; Johannes;
Relatives	Heinrich Hertz (uncle); Hans Hertz (grandson)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1925); Max Planck Medal (1951); Stalin Prize (1951);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Halle University; Technische Universität Berlin; University of Leipzig;
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Rubens; Max Planck
Doctoral students	Heinz Pose

Gustav Ludwig Hertz (/hɜːrts/; German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈluːt.vɪç hɛʁt͡s] ^ⓘ; 22 July 1887 – 30 October 1975)^[1] was a German experimental physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on inelastic electron collisions in gases.

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Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Hertz in 1925
Born	(1887-07-22)22 July 1887 Hamburg, German Empire (now Germany)
Died	30 October 1975(1975-10-30) (aged 88) East Berlin, East Germany (now Berlin, Germany)
Alma mater	University of Berlin
Known for	Franck–Hertz experiment
Spouse	Ellen Dihlmann (m. 1919; died 1941)
Children	Carl Johannes
Relatives	Heinrich Hertz (uncle) Hans Hertz (grandson)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1925) Max Planck Medal (1951) Stalin Prize (1951)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Halle University Technische Universität Berlin University of Leipzig
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Rubens Max Planck
Doctoral students	Heinz Pose