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Paul Scherrer

Swiss physicist (1890-1969) · Switzerland · Scientists · Died at 79

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Paul Hermann Scherrer was a Swiss physicist. Born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, he studied at Göttingen, Germany, before becoming a lecturer there. Later, Scherrer became head of the Department of Physics at ETH Zurich.

A life in dates

1969Died25 September 19691966Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid ComplutenseAward1948Honorary Doctor of the University of ToulouseAward1943Marcel Benoist PrizeAward1890Born3 February 1890

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Scherrer in c. 1960Scherrer in c. 1960The Scherrer family tomb: Paul Scherrer, his wife Ina Sonderegger, and their daughters Ines Jucker and Renate Theiler at Friedhof Fluntern in Zürich.The Scherrer family tomb: Paul Scherrer, his wife Ina Sonderegger, and their daughters Ines Jucker and Renate Theiler at Friedhof Fluntern in Zürich.

Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense1966
Honorary Doctor of the University of Toulouse1948
Marcel Benoist Prize1943
Fellow of the American Physical Society

In their orbit

Child: Ines Jucker

About this person

Country
Switzerland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1969 · aged 79

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