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Kai Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1918–2007)

  • Fame55.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Sweden rank#250
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  • Fame55.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Sweden rank#250
  • Wikipedia1.1K
Lived 1918–2007, aged 89Sweden
Sweden flagSwedenScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    65 languages
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  • Rank in Sweden
    #250
    Scientists
  • Era
    1918–2007
    Aged 89
  • Awards
    6
    recognised works
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Manne Siegbahn
FatherManne Siegbahn
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MotherKarin Högbom
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ChildPer Siegbahn
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ChildHans Siegbahn
Bo Siegbahn
SiblingBo Siegbahn
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Updated 2026-06-21

A Swedish physicist who landed half the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics—quiet work, loud recognition.

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Profile type
Scientist
Category
Scientists
Country
Sweden
Country rank
#250
Last updated
2026-06-21
Biography

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Kai Manne Börje Siegbahn was born on 20 April 1918 in Sweden. He built a career in physics through decades of precision and discipline. In 1981, that path peaked: he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, joining the short list of names the field remembers. He died on 20 July 2007, eighty-nine years after he started.

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Category
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Profile type
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Status
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Born
April 20, 1918
Died
July 20, 2007
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