Walther Kossel

German physicist (1888-1956)

Person human Q77542

Facts

27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[23]
Date of birth: January 4, 1888
Date of death: May 22, 1956
Place of birth: Berlin
Place of death: Tübingen
Country of citizenship: Germany^[10]
Occupation: physicist, university teacher, chemist
Employer: University of Tübingen, Kiel University, Gdańsk University of Technology^[13]^[14]^[15]
Field of work: physical chemistry, physics^[11]^[12]
Educated at: Heidelberg University^[16]
Award received: Max Planck Medal, X-ray badge, honorary member of the German Mineralogical Society^[18]^[19]^[20]
Father: Albrecht Kossel^[9]
Doctoral advisor: Philipp Lenard^[17]
Work location: Tübingen^[28]
Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[32]^[33]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[34]
Archives at: University Library of Tübingen^[24]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Physicists: Biographical Dictionary, Neue Deutsche Biographie^[29]^[30]^[31]
Family name: Kossel^[25]
Given name: Walter, Walther^[26]^[27]
Interested in: physical chemistry^[36]
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics^[37]
Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony^[21]^[22]

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Name in native language: Walther Kossel^[35]
P14927: 116343400
Place of burial: Bergfriedhof^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en Walther Kossel en Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel ar فالتر كوسل cs Walter Ludwig Julius Paschen Heinrich Kossel cs Walter Kossel de Walter Kossel es Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel es W Kossel es W. Kossel fa والتر کوسل he ואלטר קוסל hi वाल्टर कॉसल ja ワルター・コッセル pt Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel ru Вальтер Коссель ru Коссель В. ru Коссель Вальтер zh 華爾特·科塞爾 zh-hant 瓦爾特·科塞爾

🔖 Identifiers · 41

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VIAF cluster ID: 3219479
Library of Congress authority ID: nb2007016057
GND ID: 116343400
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Kossel,Walther 1928.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID: 026ybqg
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12562988r
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: kossel-walther
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp02395014
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266618694144
DDB person (GND) ID: 116343400
De Agostini ID: Kossel,+Walther

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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 116343400
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: walther-kossel
FAST ID: 1947245
FactGrid item ID: Veľký Biel
Find a Grave memorial ID: 180051044
FotoCH photographer ID: 36926
Freebase ID: /m/026ybqg
GEPRIS Historisch person ID: 5106525
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2102125
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: kossel-val-ter-846a2e
IdRef ID: 034929274
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 116343400
Kieler Gelehrtenverzeichnis ID: dbabdccb-72fa-b7ec-289f-4d4c60dc9746
Leopoldina member ID (new): walther-kossel
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 189922
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA15194068
NE.se ID: walter-kossel
NL CR AUT ID: mub2013765779
NUKAT ID: n2017003256
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 14054772X
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID: 4997
Obálky knih ID: mub2013765779
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3926210
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 51145
SNAC ARK ID: w6vc0z4r
Scopus author ID: 57217950491
Treccani ID: walther-ludwig-kossel
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJmtyfhCjFbd6YD4YhpVmd
ZbMATH author ID: kossel.walther

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Nominated for 4

Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Employer 3

University of Tübingen, Kiel University, Gdańsk University of Technology

Occupation 3

physicist, chemist, university teacher

Award received 2

Max Planck Medal, X-ray badge

Doctoral advisors 2

Philipp Lenard, Philipp Lenard

Field of work 2

physics, physical chemistry

Member of 2

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony

Archives at 1

University Library of Tübingen

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Doctoral advisor 1

Philipp Lenard

Educated at 1

Heidelberg University

FactGrid item ID 1

Veľký Biel

Father 1

Albrecht Kossel

Given name 1

Walter

Instance of 1

human

Interested in 1

physical chemistry

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Maintained by WikiProject 1

WikiProject Mathematics

Parent of 1

Albrecht Kossel

Place of birth 1

Berlin

Place of death 1

Tübingen

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Tübingen

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Combe Florey

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Vow of Allegiance of the Professors of German Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State

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Summary

Walther Kossel was born on January 4, 1888^[1], in Berlin^[2]. He died on May 22, 1956^[3], in Tübingen^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and chemist^[7].

FAQs

Where was Walther Kossel born?

Walther Kossel's place of birth was Berlin^[2].

Where did Walther Kossel die?

Walther Kossel died in Tübingen^[4].

Who were Walther Kossel's parents?

Walther Kossel's father was Albrecht Kossel^[9].

What did Walther Kossel do for work?

Walther Kossel worked as a physicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and chemist^[7].

Where did Walther Kossel go to school?

Walther Kossel was educated at Heidelberg University^[16].

What awards did Walther Kossel receive?

Honors received include Max Planck Medal^[18], X-ray badge^[19], and honorary member of the German Mineralogical Society^[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Walther Kossel — place of birth (P19): Berlin. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-10. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Walther Kossel — place of death (P20): Tübingen. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Walther Kossel — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Walther Kossel — father (P22): Albrecht Kossel. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Walther Kossel — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Walther Kossel — educated at (P69): Heidelberg University. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Walther Kossel — field of work (P101): physical chemistry. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Walther Kossel — field of work (P101): physics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Walther Kossel — occupation (P106): physicist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Walther Kossel — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Walther Kossel — occupation (P106): chemist. Retrieved 2019-06-14. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Walther Kossel — employer (P108): University of Tübingen. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Walther Kossel — employer (P108): Kiel University. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Walther Kossel — employer (P108): Gdańsk University of Technology. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Walther Kossel — place of burial (P119): Bergfriedhof. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2024-11-16. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Walther Kossel — award received (P166): Max Planck Medal. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Walther Kossel — award received (P166): X-ray badge. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Walther Kossel — award received (P166): honorary member of the German Mineralogical Society. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Walther Kossel — doctoral advisor (P184): Philipp Lenard. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Walther Kossel — member of (P463): German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Walther Kossel — member of (P463): Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Walther Kossel — archives at (P485): University Library of Tübingen. kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Walther Kossel — date of birth (P569): January 4, 1888. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Walther Kossel — date of death (P570): May 22, 1956. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Walther Kossel — family name (P734): Kossel. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Walther Kossel — given name (P735): Walter. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Walther Kossel — given name (P735): Walther. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Walther Kossel — work location (P937): Tübingen. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Walther Kossel — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Walther Kossel — described by source (P1343): Physicists: Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Walther Kossel — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Walther Kossel — nominated for (P1411): Nobel Prize in Physics. nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Walther Kossel — nominated for (P1411): Nobel Prize in Chemistry. nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Walther Kossel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Walther Kossel — name in native language (P1559): Walther Kossel. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Walther Kossel — interested in (P2650): physical chemistry. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Walther Kossel — maintained by WikiProject (P6104): WikiProject Mathematics. wikidata.org.

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