Gerhard Ertl is a German physicist and a Professor emeritus at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany. Wikipedia
Place of birth: Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
Education: Technical University of Munich (1965), University of Stuttgart (1961), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1958–1959), and more
Awards: Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Japan Prize, and more
Notable students: Robert Schlögl, Peter Strasser, and Patricia Thiel
Spouse: Barbara Ertl (m. 1964)
Known for: Surface chemistry
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