Wolfgang Pauli
Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958).
The record
Wolfgang Pauli was a physicist, Nobel prize winner. Born on 25 April 1900 in Vienna, Pauli died on 15 December 1958 in Zurich at the age of 58.
Notable works include Pauli exclusion principle, Pauli matrices and Pauli equation. Pauli studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Bundesgymnasium Döbling. Honours include professor, Lorentz Medal and Nobel Prize in Physics, among 9 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 105 languages, Wolfgang Pauli is No. 6,304 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 25 April 1900, Vienna
- Died
- 15 December 1958, Zurich (aged 58)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Theoretical physicist
- Field
- Science
- Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Bundesgymnasium Döbling
- Languages
- German, English
- Wikipedia editions
- 105
Did you know
Lived to 58.
Shares a birthday with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Al Pacino.
One of 502 people in the Index born in Vienna, with Erwin Schrödinger.
Has a Wikipedia article in 105 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- FatherWolfgang Joseph Pauli
- MotherBertha Pauli
- SpouseKäthe Margarethe Deppner
- SpouseFranziska Bertram
- SiblingHertha Pauli
Honours and works
Awards
- Professor1926
- Lorentz Medal1931
- Nobel Prize in Physics1945
- Franklin Medal1952
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society1953
- Matteucci Medal1956
- Max Planck Medal1958
- Honorary doctor of the University of Hamburg1958
- Honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
Notable works
- Pauli exclusion principle
- Pauli matrices
- Pauli equation
- Pauli effect
- Pauli–Villars regularization
- Pauli group
- Pauli–Lubanski pseudovector
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