a Hungarian-born German physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905 for his work on cathode rays and the discovery of many of their properties
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Born
Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard 7 June 1862 Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Died
20 May 1947 (aged 84) Messelhausen, Germany
Known for
Cathode rays
Fields
Physics
Alma mater
University of Heidelberg
Awards
Matteucci Medal (1896) Rumford Medal (1896) Nobel Prize for Physics (1905)
Institutions
University of Budapest University of Breslau University of Aachen University of Heidelberg University of Kiel University of Berlin
Spouse(s)
Katharina Schlehner
adultbasic
Germany
Citizenship
Hungarian (1862–1907) German (1907–1947)
Doctoral advisor
R. Bunsen G. H. Quincke
Doctoral students
Walther Kossel, Edward Andrade, Walther Kossel
era
1800+
