What was Herbert Kroemer known for?

Herbert Kroemer is renowned for his pioneering work in semiconductor physics, particularly the development of heterostructure devices and quantum well lasers, which are foundational to modern electronics and photonics.

Where did Herbert Kroemer study?

He earned his PhD in Physics from the University of Göttingen in 1952 and conducted postdoctoral research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena from 1952 to 1954.

Where did Herbert Kroemer work?

He held faculty positions at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1964–1997) and the University of Colorado Boulder (1997–2024).

What was his most significant invention?

His most significant invention was the quantum well laser, which revolutionized fiber-optic communications and optoelectronics.

Herbert Kroemer

Q: What awards did Herbert Kroemer receive?

He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000, the IEEE Medal of Honor, the J. J. Ebers Award, and the Humboldt Prize, among others.

German-American physics (1928–2024)

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Sex or gender: male^[36]
Date of birth: August 25, 1928
Date of death: March 8, 2024
Place of birth: Weimar
Country of citizenship: Germany, United States^[6]^[7]
Occupation: physicist, university teacher
Employer: University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Colorado Boulder^[14]^[15]
Field of work: electrical engineering, physics, theoretical physics, solid-state physics, semiconductor, high-frequency technology^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Educated at: University of Göttingen, University of Jena^[16]^[17]
Religion or worldview: atheism^[34]
Award received: Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nobel Prize in Physics, J. J. Ebers Award, IEEE Medal of Honor, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Humboldt Prize, IEEE Fellow, IEEE Jack A. Morton Award^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Doctoral advisor: Fritz Sauter, Richard Becker^[18]^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, English^[39]^[40]
Erdős number: +9^[42]
Family name: Kroemer^[37]
Given name: Herbert^[38]
Influenced by: Friedrich Hund^[35]
Interested in: physics^[43]
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Member of: Academy of Science for Public Utility, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Physical Society, European Academy of Sciences^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]
Name in native language: Herbert Krömer^[41]

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🔖 Identifiers · 67

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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2109057
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🔗 Connections

Award received 6

Nobel Prize in Physics, Humboldt Prize, IEEE Medal of Honor, IEEE Fellow, J. J. Ebers Award, IEEE Jack A. Morton Award

Field of work 5

physics, electrical engineering, semiconductor, theoretical physics, solid-state physics

Member of 5

National Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society, National Academy of Engineering, European Academy of Sciences, Academy of Science for Public Utility

Country of citizenship 2

United States, Germany

Doctoral advisor 2

Richard Becker, Fritz Sauter

Educated at 2

University of Göttingen, University of Jena

Employer 2

University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Colorado Boulder

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

English, German

Occupation 2

physicist, university teacher

← Winner 2

Nobel Prize in Physics, IEEE Medal of Honor

Doctoral advisors 1

Richard Becker

Given name 1

Herbert

Influenced by 1

Friedrich Hund

Instance of 1

human

Interested in 1

physics

Maintained by WikiProject 1

WikiProject Mathematics

Place of birth 1

Weimar

Religion or worldview 1

atheism

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Herbert Kroemer was born on August 25, 1928^[1], in Weimar^[2]. He died on March 8, 2024^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

FAQs

Where was Herbert Kroemer born?

Herbert Kroemer was born in Weimar^[2].

What did Herbert Kroemer do for work?

Herbert Kroemer worked as a physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Herbert Kroemer go to school?

Herbert Kroemer was educated at University of Göttingen^[16] and Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[17].

What awards did Herbert Kroemer receive?

Honors received include Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[20], Nobel Prize in Physics^[21], J. J. Ebers Award^[22], and IEEE Medal of Honor^[23].

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[2] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — place of birth (P19): Weimar. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-10. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-04. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — educated at (P69): University of Göttingen. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — educated at (P69): Friedrich Schiller University Jena. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — field of work (P101): electrical engineering. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — field of work (P101): physics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2024-04-07. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — field of work (P101): theoretical physics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2024-04-07. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — field of work (P101): solid-state physics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2024-04-07. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — field of work (P101): semiconductor. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2024-04-07. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — field of work (P101): high-frequency technology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-12-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — occupation (P106): physicist. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — employer (P108): University of California, Santa Barbara. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — employer (P108): University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved 2019-07-03. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — religion or worldview (P140): atheism. wondersofphysics.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13. wondersofphysics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): Nobel Prize in Physics. nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2021-02-04. nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): J. J. Ebers Award. eds.ieee.org. eds.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): IEEE Medal of Honor. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): Humboldt Research Fellowship. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): Fellow of the American Physical Society. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): Humboldt Prize. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): IEEE Fellow. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — award received (P166): IEEE Jack A. Morton Award. ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — doctoral advisor (P184): Fritz Sauter. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — doctoral advisor (P184): Richard Becker. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — member of (P463): Academy of Science for Public Utility. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — member of (P463): National Academy of Sciences. www8.nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13. www8.nationalacademies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — member of (P463): National Academy of Engineering. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — member of (P463): American Physical Society. NNDB. aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — member of (P463): European Academy of Sciences. eurasc.eu. Retrieved 2025-05-14. eurasc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — date of birth (P569): August 25, 1928. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — date of death (P570): March 8, 2024. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online. Retrieved 2026-10-17. engineering.ucsb.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — family name (P734): Kroemer. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — given name (P735): Herbert. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — influenced by (P737): Friedrich Hund. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2024-04-07. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — name in native language (P1559): Herbert Krömer. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — Erdős number (P2021): 9. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Herbert Kroemer — interested in (P2650): physics. wikidata.org.

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