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Archival as SubjectPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectG. 't Hooft
Dates
July 5, 1946 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Hooft, G. 't
Additional Forms of Names
Hooft, Gerard 't
Hooft, Gerard 't, 1946-
Hooft, Gerard 't (Gerardus), 1946-
Hooft, Gerardus 't
't Hooft, G. (Gerard)
Biography
Abstract
Gerardus 't Hooft is a particle physicist at Utrecht University. He was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Martinus J.G. Veltman "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics."
Important Dates
July 5, 1946Birth, Den Helder (Netherlands).
1969 – 2017Researcher Theoretical Physics (1969-1972); Lector (1974-1976); Full Professor (1977-2003); and Professor Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (2003-2017), University of Utrecht (Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht), Utrecht (Netherlands).
1972Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Utrecht (Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht), Utrecht (Netherlands).
1972 – 1974Fellow, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland).
1976Morris Loeb Lecturer, Harvard University.
1976 – 1977Researcher, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
1978Member, Dutch Physics Association (Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging).
1979Awarded Dannie Heineman Prize.
1981Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology.
1982Member, Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie voor Wetenschappen).
1982Awarded Wolf Prize of the State of Israel.
1983Member, Royal Dutch Society of Sciences (Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen).
1984Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences (US).
1986Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1986Awarded Lorentz Medal.
1988Guest Professor, Boston University.
1989Guest Professor, Duke University.
1995Foreign Associate, French Academy of Sciences (Académie des Sciences).
1995Awarded Franklin Medal.
1995Awarded Physica Prize.
1999Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics with Martinus J.G. Veltman "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics".
2000Fellow and Chartered Physicist, Institute of Physics (UK).
2011Awarded Lomonosov Medal, Russian Academy of Sciences (Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk).
2016Awarded Medal of Honour, Niels Bohr Institute.
Occupation
Particle physicist.
Places
Birth
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Hooft, Albertha A. Schik (Betteke)
Wife.
Advisors & Collaborators
Dijkgraaf, R.
Advised by Hooft at University of Utrecht (Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht).
Dray, Tevian
Advised by Hooft at University of Utrecht (Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht).
PhD advisor at University of Utrecht (Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht). Shared 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hooft: "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics."
Colleagues
Bainbridge, Kenneth T. (Kenneth Tompkins), 1904-1996
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Furry, W. H. (Wendell Hinkle), 1907-
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Kemble, Edwin C. (Edwin Crawford), 1889-
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Van Vleck, J. H. (John Hasbrouck), 1899-1980
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Additional
Casimir, H. B. G. (Hendrik Brugt Gerhard), 1909-2000
Pickering, Andrew, 1948-
Institutions
Major Positions
Boston University. Department of Physics
Guest Professor.
Duke University. Department of Physics
Guest Professor.
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Fellow.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Morris Loeb Lecturer.
Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht
Obtained PhD in Physics (1972). Researcher Theoretical Physics; Lector; Full Professor; and Professor Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Researcher.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Académie des Sciences (France)
Foreign Associate.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Foreign Honorary Member.
California Institute of Technology. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar.
Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen
Member.
Institute of Physics (Great Britain)
Fellow and Chartered Physicist.
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
Member.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Foreign Associate.
Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging
Member.
Niels Bohr institutet
Awarded 2016 Medal of Honour.
Rossiiskaia akademiia nauk
Awarded 2011 Lomonosov Medal.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Andrew Pickering interviews conducted for his book CONSTRUCTING QUARKS, 1978-1982.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Gravity Research Foundation essays and abstracts, 1949-2017.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
H. B. G. Casimir papers, 1929-2000.
Rijksarchief in Noord-Holland
Kleine Houtweg 18, Haarlem, Netherlands
Nobel Voices Videohistory Project collection, 2000-2001.
Archives Center
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History.
MRC 601, 12th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA
Oral history interview with Joseph Polchinski, 2009 March 18.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Stanley Deser, 2011 March 12.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
QFT and QCD: past, present, and future [videorecording], 2005 March 18 and 19.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Selected talks from the International Conference on the History of Original Ideas and Basic Discoveries in Particle Physics [sound recording], 1994.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Video Interviews with Nobel Prize Winners in Physics, 2004-2006.
Sussex Innovation Centre
Vega Science Trust
Brighton BN1 9SB, England UK
Published Resources
Author
50 years of Yang-Mills theory/ edited by Gerardus 't Hooft.
In search of the ultimate building blocks / Gerard 't Hooft.
Playing with planets/ Gerard 't Hooft.
Under the spell of the gauge principle/G. 't Hooft.
Subject
Escape from Leipzig / Harald Fritzsch; translated by K. Heusch.