Fritz Laves | |
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| Born | 27 February 1906 Hanover, Germany |
| Died | 12 August 1978 (aged 72) Laigueglia, Italy |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | University of Innsbruck University of Göttingen ETH Zurich |
| Known for | Laves phase Laves tilings Laves graph Coordination sequence |
| Awards | Roebling Medal (1969) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen University of Halle University of Marburg ETH Zurich |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Niggli |
| Notable students | Heinz Jagodzinski |
Fritz Henning Emil Paul Berndt Laves[1] (27 February 1906 – 12 August 1978) was a German crystallographer who served as the president of the German Mineralogical Society from 1956 to 1958.[2][3][4] He is the namesake of Laves phases and the Laves tilings; the Laves graph, a highly-symmetrical three-dimensional crystal structure that he studied, was named after him by H. S. M. Coxeter.[5][6]
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acwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jagodzinski, Heinz (1985). "Laves, Fritz". Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German). Vol. 14. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 3.
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hellnerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Heesch, H.; Laves, F. (1933), "Über dünne kugelpackungen", Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 85 (1–6): 443–453, doi:10.1524/zkri.1933.85.1.443, S2CID 101998023.
- ^ Coxeter, H. S. M. (1955), "On Laves' graph of girth ten", Canadian Journal of Mathematics, 7: 18–23, doi:10.4153/CJM-1955-003-7, MR 0067508, S2CID 124804911.