Walther Kossel

Walther Kossel
Walther Kossel
	Kossel in 1928
Born	Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel; 4 January 1888; Berlin, German Empire
Died	22 May 1956 (aged 68); Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Alma mater	University of Berlin ; (no degree); University of Heidelberg (PhD, 1910); University of Munich ; (Dr. habil.);
Known for	Coining the term shell (1916); Work on valence bond theory (1916); Sommerfeld–Kossel displacement law (1919); Kossel–Stranski model (1927); Introducing CBED (1939);
Father	Albrecht Kossel
Awards	Max Planck Medal (1944)
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry; physics;
Institutions	University of Heidelberg (1910–1913); University of Munich (1913–1921); University of Kiel ; (1921–1932); Technische Hochschule Danzig (1932–1945); University of Tübingen (1945–1953);
Doctoral advisor	Philipp Lenard
Other academic advisors	Arnold Sommerfeld

Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈluːtvɪç ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈkɔsl̩]; 4 January 1888 – 22 May 1956) was a German chemist and 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.

Walther Kossel
Kossel in 1928
Born	Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel (1888-01-04)4 January 1888 Berlin, German Empire
Died	22 May 1956(1956-05-22) (aged 68) Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Alma mater	University of Berlin (no degree) University of Heidelberg (PhD, 1910) University of Munich (Dr. habil.)
Known for	Coining the term shell (1916) Work on valence bond theory (1916) Sommerfeld–Kossel displacement law (1919) Kossel–Stranski model (1927) Introducing CBED (1939)
Father	Albrecht Kossel
Awards	Max Planck Medal (1944)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry physics
Institutions	University of Heidelberg (1910–1913) University of Munich (1913–1921) University of Kiel (1921–1932) Technische Hochschule Danzig (1932–1945) University of Tübingen (1945–1953)
Doctoral advisor	Philipp Lenard
Other academic advisors	Arnold Sommerfeld