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Walter Thirring

Austrian physicist (1927-2014) · Austria · On the map · Scientists · Died at 87

Walter Eduard Thirring was an Austrian physicist after whom the Thirring model in quantum field theory is named. He was the son of the physicist Hans Thirring.

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2014Died19 August 20142000Henri Poincaré PrizeAward1995Kardinal-Innitzer-PreisAward1994Honorary Doctor of Comenius UniversityAward1992Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAward1980Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural SciencesAward1977Max Planck MedalAward1969Erwin Schrödinger PrizeAward1927Born29 April 1927

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Awards

Henri Poincaré Prize2000
Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis1995
Honorary Doctor of Comenius University1994
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art1992
Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences1980
Max Planck Medal1977
Erwin Schrödinger Prize1969

About this person

Country
Austria
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2014 · aged 87