Klaus von Klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing
Klaus von Klitzing
	Klitzing in 2015
Born	28 June 1943; Schroda, Reichsgau Posen, Germany; (now Środa Wielkopolska, Poland)
Nationality	German
Known for	Quantum Hall effect
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1985); UNSW Dirac Medal (1988); ForMemRS (2003);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Website	www.fkf.mpg.de/klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing (German: [klaʊ̯s fɔn ˈklɪ.t͡sɪŋ] ^ⓘ, born 28 June 1943, Schroda) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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