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Herbert Kortum

German physicist (1907-1979)
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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
September 15, 1907, 1907[8]
Date of death
September 28, 1979, 1979[9]
Place of birth
Gelting
Place of death
Jena
Country of citizenship
East Germany[10]
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, computer scientist
Employer
Technische Universität Ilmenau[13]
Field of work
physics, informatics[11][12]
Educated at
University of Jena[14]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[17]
Award received
National Prize of East Germany[15]
Doctoral student
Karl-Heinz Bernhardt, Klaus Voigt, Adolf Best[18][19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Family name
Kortum[21]
Given name
Herbert[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Herbert Kortum cs H. Kortum de Herbert Franz Kortum
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
196316438
GND ID
172210879
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
172210879
FactGrid item ID
Borland Graphics Interface
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1yxkhmbk1
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
169369
NL CR AUT ID
xx0313181
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
325150
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJth89cKrYjWMdGPyP4KBP

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Occupation 3
physicist, computer scientist, university teacher
Field of work 2
physics, informatics
Award received 1
National Prize of East Germany
Country of citizenship 1
East Germany
Educated at 1
University of Jena
Employer 1
Technische Universität Ilmenau
FactGrid item ID 1
Borland Graphics Interface
Given name 1
Herbert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Nazi Party
Place of birth 1
Gelting
Place of death 1
Jena
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Herbert Kortum was born on September 15, 1907[1], in Gelting[2]. He died on September 28, 1979[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7].

FAQs

Where was Herbert Kortum born?

Herbert Kortum's place of birth was Gelting[2].

Where did Herbert Kortum die?

Herbert Kortum passed away in Jena[4].

What did Herbert Kortum do for work?

Herbert Kortum worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7].

Where did Herbert Kortum go to school?

Herbert Kortum was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[14].

What awards did Herbert Kortum receive?

Honors received include National Prize of East Germany[15].

Related Entities

computer scientist informatics physics

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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