Biography of Paul Scherrer (1890-1969)

Paul Scherrer (* 3. February 1890 in St. Gallen; † 25. September 1969 in Zurich) was a schweizer Physiker. He was 79 years old. His education included ETH Zurich and University of Göttingen. He worked at ETH Zurich. He received 4 awards, including Marcel Benoist Prize, Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was buried at Fluntern Cemetery.

Life Events

2 Events

1890

Born in St. Gallen, Wahlkreis St. Gallen

1969

Died in Zürich, Bezirk Zürich

Biography

Birthplace

St. Gallen, Wahlkreis St. Gallen

Place of Death

Zürich, Bezirk Zürich

Died at

Zurich

Nationality

Switzerland

Burial Place

Fluntern Cemetery

Occupation(4)

physicist university teacher nuclear physicist crystallographer

Awards(4)

Marcel Benoist Prize Fellow of the American Physical Society honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse

Education(2)

ETH Zurich University of Göttingen

Employer(1)

ETH Zurich

Nominations(1)

Nobel Prize in Physics

Life Events

2 Events

1890

Born in St. Gallen, Wahlkreis St. Gallen

1969