Friedrich Hund

Friedrich Hund
Friedrich Hund, Göttingen, in the 1920s
Born4 February 1896 (1896-02-04)
Died31 March 1997 (1997-04-01) (aged 101)
NationalityGerman
Known forMolecular orbital theory
Quantum chemistry
Quantum tunneling
Hund's cases
Hund's rule
Hund's rules
AwardsMax Planck Medal (1943)
Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics (1974)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Göttingen
University of Rostock
Leipzig University
University of Jena
Frankfurt University
Doctoral advisorMax Born
Doctoral studentsHarry Lehmann
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
Jürgen Schnakenberg
Edward Teller

Friedrich Hermann Hund (4 February 1896 – 31 March 1997) was a German physicist from Karlsruhe known for his work on atoms and molecules.[1] He is known for the Hund's rules to predict the electron configuration of chemical elements. His work on Hund's cases and molecular orbital theory allowed to understand the structure of molecules.

  1. ^ Rechenberg, Helmut (October 1997). "Obituary: Friedrich Hund". Physics Today. 50 (10): 126–127. Bibcode:1997PhT....50j.126R. doi:10.1063/1.881943.