Fritz Houtermans
Fritz Houtermans | |
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| Born | 22 January 1903 |
| Died | 1 March 1966 (aged 63) |
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| Fields | Physics, nuclear physics, geochemistry, astrochemistry |
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| Doctoral advisor | James Franck |
Friedrich Georg "Fritz" Houtermans (January 22, 1903 – March 1, 1966) was a Dutch-Austrian-German atomic and nuclear physicist and Communist born in Zoppot (now Sopot) near Danzig (now Gdańsk), West Prussia to a Dutch father, who was a wealthy banker. He was brought up in Vienna, where he was educated, and moved to Göttingen when he was 18 to study. It was in Göttingen where he obtained his Ph.D. under James Franck.