Gerhard Herzberg Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Gerhard Herzberg 25/12/1904   -   03/03/1999

Gerhard Herzberg Introduction:

Gerhard Herzberg was a Germany-born Canadian physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1971. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, research career, achievements and timeline.

Gerhard Herzberg Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: Physicists
  • Died At Age: 94
  • Sun Sign: Capricorn
  • Also Known As: Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg
  • Born Country: Germany
  • Born In: Hamburg, Imperial Germany
  • Famous As: Physical Chemist, Physicist
  • Spouse/Ex-: Elisabeth Tenthoff, Luise Oettinger
  • Father: Albin H. Herzberg
  • Mother: Ella Biber Herzberg
  • Siblings: Walter
  • Children:
    1. Agnes Margaret
    2. Luise
    3. Paul Albin
  • Died On: March 3, 1999
  • Place Of Death: Ottawa, Ontario
  • City: Hamburg, Germany
  • Awards: FRS (1951) Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1953) Nobel Prize For Chemistry (1971) Royal Medal (1971)
  • Bio: Gerhard Herzberg Was A Germany-born Canadian Physicist Who Received The Nobel Prize In Chemistry In 1971. This Biography Provides Detailed Information About His Childhood, Life, Research Career, Achievements And Timeline.