Hans-Joachim Born
Hans-Joachim Born | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1909 |
| Died | April 15, 1987 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | German |
| Siglum | H. J. Born |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin University of Tübingen University of Jena |
| Known for | Soviet program of nuclear weapons Soviet program of biological weapons |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radiochemistry |
| Institutions | Technical University of Munich Technical University Dresden German Academy of Sciences at Berlin Plant No. 12 in Russia Auergesellschaft AG Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science |
| Thesis | Über den Bleigehalt der norddeutschen Salzlager und seine Beziehungen zu radioaktiven Fragen (1935) |
| Doctoral advisor | Otto Hahn |
Hans-Joachim Born (8 May 1909 – 15 April 1987), was a German radiochemist and a professor of chemistry at the Technical University of Munich who was one of the senior German nuclear scientists in Soviet program of nuclear weapons, and later his research was used in the Soviet program of biological weapons.
Until the end of the World War II, Born was a professional colleague of Soviet biologist, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky, where he investigated the genome and genetic structures. After taken into the Soviet custody and held in Russia where he first worked at the Plant No. 12 in Ehlektrostal’, but later posted at the Laboratory B in Singul' to work on radiation biochemistry under Timofeev-Ressovsky in 1947.
After accepting a teaching position in 1955, Born was returned to Germany and settled in Dresden (later Munich) where he pioneered studies in advancing the field of radiochemistry.