Rudolf Ladenburg | |
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 Ladenburg in 1937 | |
| Born | Rudolf Ladenburg 6 June 1882 |
| Died | 6 April 1952 (aged 69) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Spouse | Else Uhthoff |
| Father | Albert Ladenburg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral advisor | Wilhelm Röntgen |
Rudolf Walter Ladenburg (June 6, 1882 in Kiel – April 6, 1952 in Princeton, New Jersey) was a German atomic physicist. He emigrated from Germany as early as 1932 and became a Brackett Research Professor at Princeton University. When the wave of German emigration began in 1933, he was the principal coordinator for job placement of exiled physicists in the United States. Albert Einstein gave the eulogy at Rudolf's funeral. He and his wife Else Uhthoff had three children, Margarethe, Kurt, and Eva. Kurt had two children, Toni and Nils Ladenburg.