Friedrich Georg "Fritz" Houtermans (January 22, 1903 – March 1, 1966) was a Dutch-Austrian-German atomic and nuclear physicist born in Zoppot near Danzig, West Prussia to a Dutch father, who was a wealthy banker. He was brought up in Vienna, where he was educated, and moved to Göttingen when he was 18 to study. It was in Göttingen where he obtained his Ph.D. under James Franck. Houtermans made important contributions to geochemistry and cosmochemistry.
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22 January 1903 Zoppot
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Died |
1 March 1966 (aged 63)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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