Fritz Laves
German mineralogist and crystallographer (1906-1978) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 72
Fritz Henning Emil Paul Berndt Laves was a German crystallographer who served as the president of the German Mineralogical Society from 1956 to 1958.
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He is the namesake of Laves phases and the Laves tilings; the Laves graph, a highly-symmetrical three-dimensional crystal structure that he studied, was named after him by H. S. M. Coxeter.
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1978 · aged 72
The same award as Fritz
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Frank C. HawthorneBoth received Roebling Medal
Raimond CastaingBoth received Roebling Medal
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