Biography of Gerhard Herzberg

Gerhard Herzberg (* 25. December 1904 in Hamburg; † 3. March 1999 in Ottawa) was a deutsch-kanadischer Chemiker, Physiker und Nobelpreisträger. He was 94 years old. He was married to Luise Hedwig Herzberg. His education included University of Göttingen, Technical University of Darmstadt and Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums. He worked at Technical University of Darmstadt, Cornell University, University of Chicago, University of Bristol, University of Göttingen, National Research Council Canada, University of Saskatchewan and Yerkes Observatory. His faith was agnosticism. He received 10 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society, Faraday Lectureship Prize.