Karsten Danzmann

German physicist
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Summary

Karsten Danzmann was born on February 6, 1955[1], in Rotenburg an der Wümme[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[6]
  • Field of work: gravitational wave[7]
  • Employer: Leibniz University Hannover[8], Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics[9], Stanford University[10], Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics[11]
  • Award received: Wissenschaftspreis der Fritz-Behrens-Stiftung[12], Science Award of Lower Saxony[13], Max Planck Research Award[14], Otto Hahn Prize[15], Fellow of the American Physical Society[16], Stern–Gerlach Medal[17], State Award of Lower Saxony[18], Edison Volta Prize[19], honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[20]
  • Member of: Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg[21], Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz[22], International Astronomical Union[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Commons category: Karsten Danzmann[25]
  • Academic degree: doctorate[26]
  • Family name: Danzmann[27]
  • Given name: Karsten[28]
  • Work location: Hanover[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[30]
  • Name in native language: Karsten Danzmann[31]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[32]
  • P14528: 36790[33]

Why It Matters

Karsten Danzmann is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Karsten Danzmann born?

Karsten Danzmann's place of birth was Rotenburg an der Wümme[2].

What did Karsten Danzmann do for work?

Karsten Danzmann worked as a physicist[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Karsten Danzmann receive?

Honors received include Wissenschaftspreis der Fritz-Behrens-Stiftung[12], Science Award of Lower Saxony[13], Max Planck Research Award[14], and Otto Hahn Prize[15].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . pro-physik.de. pro-physik.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . eps.org. eps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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