Walther Kossel | |
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Born | 4 January 1888 |
Died | 22 May 1956 | (aged 68)
Resting place | Heidelberg |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | Kossel lines Kossel structure Kossel–Stranski model Sommerfeld–Kossel displacement law Convergent-beam electron diffraction Electron shell Valence bond theory |
Awards | Max Planck Medal (1944) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Tübingen Technische Hochschule Danzig University of Kiel University of Munich |
Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel (4 January 1888 – 22 May 1956) was a German physicist known for his theory of the chemical bond (ionic bond/octet rule), Sommerfeld–Kossel displacement law of atomic spectra, the Kossel-Stranski model for crystal growth, and the Kossel effect. Walther was the son of Albrecht Kossel who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1910.