Johannes Stark

Joh a n n es Born: April 15 1874Birthplace: Schickenhof, Bavaria, Germany

Died: June 21 1957Location of death: Traunstein, Germany

Greatest AccomplishmentsFounded the acclaimed Yearbook of Radioactivity and ElectronicsDiscovered the Doppler effect and Stark effect

Quote:”In my view the structure of the whole atom was that of an individual, with all its parts interconnected, and the emission of a spectral line appeared to me to be the result of the coherence and co-operation of several electric quanta.”

-Johannes Stark

Ethnic background and Nationality

Religion: ChristianEthnicity: White

Sexual orientation: Straight Nationality: German

Education and Positions heldHigh School: Regensburg Gymnasium, Regensburg, Germany (1894)University: University of Munich (1897)

Teacher:for Physics at the University of Munich Lecturer:for Physics at the University of Munich Professor: Technische Hochschule, Hannover  Professor: Technische Hochschule, Aachen  Professor: at the University of Greifswald Professor: at the University of Wurzburg

Personal life and Family History

Wife: Luise Uepler (five children)His father was a landed proprietor he grew up in his parents farm in Schickenhof, Bavaria, Little is known about his parents or early childhood.

Awards Received

    Ferenc Ferdinánd Baumgarten Prize 1910    Matteucci Medal 1915    Nobel Prize for Physics 1919    Yearbook of Radioactivity and Electronics Founder & Editor (1904-13)    Berlin Institute of Physics and Technology President (1933-39)    Lunar Crater Stark

German Ancestery   

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