Gustav Ludwig Hertz

Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
	Hertz in 1925
Born	22 July 1887; Hamburg, German Empire
Died	30 October 1975 (aged 88); East Berlin, East Germany
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin
Known for	Franck–Hertz experiment
Spouse	Ellen Dihlmann (m. 1919; died 1941)
Children	2, including Carl Hellmuth
Relatives	Heinrich Hertz (uncle); Hans Hertz (grandson);
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1925); Max Planck Medal (1951);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Halle University; Technical University of Berlin; University of Leipzig;
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Rubens; Max Planck;
Doctoral students	Heinz Pose

Gustav Ludwig Hertz (German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈluːt.vɪç hɛʁt͡s] ^ⓘ; 22 July 1887 – 30 October 1975) was a German experimental physicist and Nobel Prize winner for his work on inelastic electron collisions in gases, and a nephew of Heinrich Hertz.

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