Paul Peter Ewald

Paul Peter Ewald
Paul Peter Ewald
Born	January 23, 1888; Berlin, Germany
Died	August 23, 1985 (aged 97); Ithaca, New York
Education	University of Cambridge; University of Göttingen; University of Munich
Known for	Ewald summation; Ewald's sphere; Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem; Multiple scattering theory; Pendellösung
Parents	Paul Ewald (father); Clara Ewald (mother);
Awards	Gregori Aminoff Prize (1979); Max Planck Medal (1978); ForMemRS (1958)
	Scientific career
Institutions	Technische Hochschule Stuttgart; Queen's University Belfast; Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Thesis	Dispersion und Doppelbrechung von Elektronengittern
Doctoral advisor	Arnold Sommerfeld
Other academic advisors	David Hilbert
Doctoral students	Achilles Papapetrou
Other notable students	Carl Hermann

Paul Peter Ewald, FRS^[1] (January 23, 1888 – August 22, 1985) was a German crystallographer and physicist, a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods.^[2]

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^ Juretschke, H. J.; Moodie, A. F.; Wagenfeld, H. K.; Bethe, H. A. (May 1986). "Obituary: Paul P. Ewald". Physics Today. 39 (5): 101–104. Bibcode:1986PhT....39e.101J. doi:10.1063/1.2815014.

Paul Peter Ewald
Born	(1888-01-23)January 23, 1888 Berlin, Germany
Died	August 23, 1985(1985-08-23) (aged 97) Ithaca, New York
Education	University of Cambridge University of Göttingen University of Munich
Known for	Ewald summation Ewald's sphere Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem Multiple scattering theory Pendellösung
Parents	Paul Ewald (father) Clara Ewald (mother)
Awards	Gregori Aminoff Prize (1979) Max Planck Medal (1978) ForMemRS (1958)
Scientific career
Institutions	Technische Hochschule Stuttgart Queen's University Belfast Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Thesis	Dispersion und Doppelbrechung von Elektronengittern
Doctoral advisor	Arnold Sommerfeld
Other academic advisors	David Hilbert
Doctoral students	Achilles Papapetrou
Other notable students	Carl Hermann