Jürgen Ehlers

German physicist (1929–2008)
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Summary

Jürgen Ehlers was born on December 29, 1929[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on May 20, 2008[3], in Potsdam[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], astrophysicist[6], university teacher[7], and science communicator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[10]
  • Field of work: physics[11], general relativity[12], astrophysics[13], philosophy of physics[14], history of physics[15], popular science[16]
  • Employer: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[17], University of Bonn[18], University of Hamburg[19], Kiel University[20], University of Würzburg[21], University of Texas at Austin[22], Syracuse University[23]
  • Educated at: University of Hamburg[24]
  • Doctoral advisor: Pascual Jordan[25]
  • Award received: Max Planck Medal[26]
  • Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[27], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[28], Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[29], Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz[30], International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation[31], International Astronomical Union[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Doctoral student: Thomas Buchert[34], Matthias Bartelmann[35]
  • Academic degree: doctorate[36]
  • Family name: Ehlers[37]
  • Given name: Jürgen[38]
  • Work location: Munich[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[40], English[41]
  • Name in native language: Jürgen Ehlers[42]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[43]

Why It Matters

Jürgen Ehlers has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Jürgen Ehlers born?

Jürgen Ehlers was born in Hamburg[2].

Where did Jürgen Ehlers die?

Jürgen Ehlers passed away in Potsdam[4].

What did Jürgen Ehlers do for work?

Jürgen Ehlers worked as a physicist[5], astrophysicist[6], university teacher[7], and science communicator[8].

Where did Jürgen Ehlers go to school?

Jürgen Ehlers was educated at University of Hamburg[24].

What awards did Jürgen Ehlers receive?

Honors received include Max Planck Medal[26].

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] ↑ . dpg-physik.de. dpg-physik.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . isgrg.org. Retrieved . isgrg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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