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Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

  • Fame62.5
  • Momentum8.8
  • Netherlands rank#140
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  • Fame62.5
  • Momentum8.8
  • Netherlands rank#140
  • Scientists rank#241
  • Wikipedia7.4K
Born 1946 · age 80Netherlands
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  • Rank in Netherlands
    #140
    Scientists
  • Age
    80
    Born 1946
  • Awards
    17
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-08

Gerardus "Gerard" 't Hooft is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions."

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62.5
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Momentum8.8
Historical22.9
Now attention24.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#140
Category rank
#241
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