Gustav Ludwig Hertz

Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
	Hertz in 1925
Born	22 July 1887; Hamburg, German Empire
Died	30 October 1975 (aged 88); East Berlin, East Germany
Alma mater	University of Göttingen; University of Munich; University of Berlin (PhD);
Known for	Franck–Hertz experiment (1914); Participating in the Soviet atomic bomb project;
Spouse	Ellen Dihlmann (m. 1919; died 1941)
Children	2, including Carl
Relatives	Heinrich Hertz (uncle); Mathilde Carmen Hertz (cousin);
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1925); Max Planck Medal (1951); Stalin Prize (1951);
	Scientific career
Fields	Atomic physics
Institutions	University of Berlin ; (1911–1920); Philips (1920–1925); University of Halle-Wittenberg (1925–1928); Technische Hochschule Berlin (1928–1934); Siemens (1934–1945); Sukhumi Physical-Technical Institute (1949–1950); Karl Marx University, Leipzig (from 1955);
Thesis	Über das ultrarote Adsorptionsspektrum der Kohlensäure in seiner Abhängigkeit von Druck und Partialdruck (1911)
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Rubens
Other academic advisors	Max Planck
Doctoral students	Heinz Barwich (1936); Wilhelm Walcher (1937);
Other notable students	Werner Hartmann

Gustav Ludwig Hertz (German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈluːt.vɪç hɛʁt͡s] ^ⓘ; 22 July 1887 – 30 October 1975) was a German atomic physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Franck "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom".

Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Hertz in 1925
Born	(1887-07-22)22 July 1887 Hamburg, German Empire
Died	30 October 1975(1975-10-30) (aged 88) East Berlin, East Germany
Alma mater	University of Göttingen University of Munich University of Berlin (PhD)
Known for	Franck–Hertz experiment (1914) Participating in the Soviet atomic bomb project
Spouse	Ellen Dihlmann (m. 1919; died 1941)
Children	2, including Carl
Relatives	Heinrich Hertz (uncle) Mathilde Carmen Hertz (cousin)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1925) Max Planck Medal (1951) Stalin Prize (1951)
Scientific career
Fields	Atomic physics
Institutions	University of Berlin (1911–1920) Philips (1920–1925) University of Halle-Wittenberg (1925–1928) Technische Hochschule Berlin (1928–1934) Siemens (1934–1945) Sukhumi Physical-Technical Institute (1949–1950) Karl Marx University, Leipzig (from 1955)
Thesis	Über das ultrarote Adsorptionsspektrum der Kohlensäure in seiner Abhängigkeit von Druck und Partialdruck (1911)
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Rubens
Other academic advisors	Max Planck
Doctoral students	Heinz Barwich (1936) Wilhelm Walcher (1937)
Other notable students	Werner Hartmann