Biography of Werner Heisenberg

Werner Heisenberg (* 5. December 1901 in Würzburg; † 1. February 1976 in Munich) was a deutscher Physiker und Nobelpreisträger. He was 74 years old. He was married to Elisabeth Heisenberg. He had at least 2 children (1 son and 1 daughter). His education included Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Maximiliansgymnasium München. He worked at University of Göttingen, University of Copenhagen, Leipzig University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of St Andrews, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Max Planck Institute for Physics and German nuclear program during World War II. He received 10 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Order of Merit. His cause of death was renal cell carcinoma. He was buried at Munich Forest Cemetery.