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Max Planck Medal
1975
Gregor Wentzel

Gregor Wentzel

The WKB approximation and early quantum field theory.

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Affiliated at time of winning

University of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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Prize share: Max Planck Medal 1975 1/1
Birth: 1898-02-17
Birth city: Düsseldorf
Birth country: Germany
Citizenship: United States; Germany
Death: 1978-08-12
Death city: Ascona
Death country: Switzerland
WDATA: Q91669
OpenAlex: A5064349266
ROR: 024mw5h28

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updated: 2026-08-04