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J. Hans D. Jensen

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Also known as Hans Jensen, Johannes Daniel Jensen, Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen

German nuclear physicist (1907–1973)

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Johannes Daniel Jensen, known as Hans Daniel Jensen, was a German physicist and university teacher specializing in nuclear physics. Born in Hamburg in 1907, he studied at the University of Hamburg and Kiel University under doctoral advisor Wilhelm Lenz. He worked as a faculty member at Heidelberg University and Leibniz University Hannover, primarily based in Heidelberg.

Jensen received the Nobel Prize in Physics, a recognition that places him in the Nobel Laureates and Nobel Physics collections. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His professional affiliations included membership in the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

A citizen of the German Reich and later West Germany, Jensen was a member of the Nazi Party. He spoke German and had an Erdős number of 5. He died in Heidelberg in 1973.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1963

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Daniel
Family name
Jensen
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Heidelberg
Occupation
nuclear physicist
Educated at
Kiel University
Employer
Leibniz University Hannover
Political party
Nazi Party
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral advisor
Wilhelm Lenz
Student of
Wilhelm Lenz
Field of work
physics
Image
Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen (1907–1973).jpg
Work location
Heidelberg
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Hans Daniel Jensen
date of birth
1907-01-01
date of death
1973-02-11
member of
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Erdős number
5
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
birth name
Hans Daniel Jensen
name in native language
Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen
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interested in
physics
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Encyclopedic overview

Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen ( German: [ˈhans ˈjɛnzn̩] ; 25 June 1907 – 11 February 1973) was a German theoretical physicist. During World War II, Jensen worked on the German nuclear energy project, known as the Uranium Club, where he contributed to the separation of uranium isotopes. After the war, Jensen was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He was a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Institute for Advanced Study, University of California, Berkeley, Indiana University, and the California Institute of Technology.

Jensen was awarded the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Eugene Wigner and Maria Goeppert Mayer, sharing one half of the Prize with the latter "for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure."

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