Biography of Leó Szilárd

Leó Szilárd (* 11. February 1898 in Budapest; † 30. May 1964 in La Jolla) was an ungarisch-deutsch-amerikanischer Physiker und Molekularbiologe. He was 66 years old. He was married to Gertrud Weiss Szilard. His education included Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin. He worked at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Columbia University, University of Chicago and Brandeis University. He received 4 awards, including Atoms for Peace Award, Humanist of the Year. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Fiume Road Graveyard.