Friedrich Wilhelm Strassmann was a German chemist who, with Otto Hahn in December 1938, identified the element barium as a product of the bombardment of uranium with neutrons. Wikipedia
Born: February 22, 1902, Boppard, Germany
Died: April 22, 1980 (age 78 years), Mainz, Germany
Nationality: German
Education: Leibniz University Hannover
Award: Enrico Fermi Award (1966)
Parents: Richard Strassmann and Julie Bernsmann