Arnold Sommerfeld

Arnold Sommerfeld (1868–1951) was a German theoretical physicist, mathematician, and university teacher. Born in Königsberg and educated at the University of Königsberg, he worked in theoretical physics, mathematical physics, and spectroscopy. He served as an employer at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, RWTH Aachen University, University of Göttingen, and Clausthal University of Technology, with work locations in Munich and Aachen. Sommerfeld died in Munich from an accidental death.

He was a member of the Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His doctoral advisors included Ferdinand von Lindemann and Felix Klein. Notable students included Linus Pauling, Peter Debye, Hans Bethe, and Alfred Landé, while his doctoral students comprised Paul Peter Ewald, Wolfgang Pauli, Gregor Wentzel, and Wojciech Rubinowicz.

Sommerfeld received the Max Planck Medal, Lorentz Medal, Oersted Medal, and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. Among his works are *Mechanik, Thermodynamik und Statistik* and *Zur elektronentheorie ...*.