K. von Klitzing

Dates

June 28, 1943 – present

Authorized Form of Name

Klitzing, K. von

Additional Forms of Names

Klitzing, Klaus von, 1943-

Von Klitzing, K.

Von Klitzing, Klaus

Biography

Abstract

Klaus von Klitzing is a condensed matter physicist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart. He was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect."

Important Dates

June 28, 1943Birth, Schroda (Poland).

1969Obtained Masters degree in Physics, Technical University of Braunschweig (Technische Universität Braunschweig), Braunschweig (Germany).

1972Obtained PhD in Physics, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians University of Wurzburg (Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg), Wurzburg (Germany).

1975 – 1976Researcher, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford.

1978Habilitation, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians University of Wurzburg (Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg).

1979 – 1980Researcher, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Grenoble.

1980 – 1984Professor, Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München), Munich (Germany).

1981Awarded Walter Schottky Prize.

1982Awarded Hewlett-Packard Prize.

1985Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect".

1985 – presentDirector, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Max-Planck Institut für Festkörperforschung), Stuttgart (Germany).

1988Awarded honorary PhD, University of Maryland.

1988Awarded Dirac Medal.

1998Awarded honorary DSc, University of Nottingham.

1999Honorary Member, German Physical Society (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft).