Philipp Lenard
Hungarian-German physicist
Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard was 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. One of his most important contributions was the... Wikipedia
Born: June 7, 1862, Bratislava, Slovakia
Died: May 20, 1947 (age 84 years), Messelhausen, Lauda-Königshofen, Germany
Education: Heidelberg University (1886) and Gamča
Full name: Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard
Awards: Matteucci Medal (1896), Rumford Medal (1896), Nobel Prize in Physics (1905), and more
Parents: Philipp von Lenardis and Antonie Baumann
Spouse: Katharina Schlehner (m. 1897–1946)