Karl Meissner

Karl Meissner
Born	December 15, 1891 Reutlingen, German Empire
Died	13 April 1959(1959-04-13) (aged 67) En route to Europe
Nationality	German-American
Alma mater	University of Tübingen University of Munich
Scientific career
Fields	Spectroscopy
Institutions	Purdue University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Goethe University Frankfurt University of Zurich
Doctoral advisor	Arnold Sommerfeld
Other academic advisors	Friedrich Paschen Wilhelm Röntgen

Karl Wilhelm Meissner (December 15, 1891 in Reutlingen, Württemberg – April 13, 1959 on a cruise ship sailing to Europe) was a German-American physicist specializing in hyperfine spectroscopy. He spent the greater part of his career in the United States at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana.