Gustav Ludwig Hertz

Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Hertz in 1925
Born	(1887-07-22)22 July 1887 Hamburg, German Empire
Died	30 October 1975(1975-10-30) (aged 88) East Berlin, East Germany
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin
Known for	Franck–Hertz experiment
Spouse	Ellen Dihlmann ​ ​ (m. 1919; died 1941)​
Children	2, including Carl Hellmuth
Relatives	Heinrich Hertz (uncle) Hans Hertz (grandson)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1925) Max Planck Medal (1951)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Halle University Technical University of Berlin University of Leipzig
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Rubens Max Planck
Doctoral students	Heinz Pose

Gustav Ludwig Hertz (German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈluːt.vɪç hɛʁt͡s] ^ⓘ; 22 July 1887 – 30 October 1975)^[1] was a German experimental physicist and Nobel Prize winner for his work on inelastic electron collisions in gases, and a nephew of Heinrich Hertz.