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Friedrich Hund

1896 - 1997

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Friedrich Hermann Hund (4 February 1896 – 31 March 1997) was a German physicist from Karlsruhe known for his work on atoms and molecules. He is known for the Hund's rules to predict the electron configuration of chemical elements. His work on Hund's cases and molecular orbital theory furthered the understanding of molecular structure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Hund is the 302nd most popular physicist (down from 292nd in 2019), the 1,092nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,144th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Friedrich Hund ranks 302 out of 851. Before him are Zhores Alferov, Carl von Linde, Samuel C. C. Ting, Klaus Hasselmann, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, and Walter Kohn. After him are Henry Way Kendall, Yuri Oganessian, Anna Mani, Freeman Dyson, Alain Aspect, and Rainer Weiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Friedrich Hund ranks 51. Before him are Paulino Alcántara, Rolf Maximilian Sievert, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Herbert Backe, Helen of Greece and Denmark, and Tina Modotti. After him are Mamie Eisenhower, Ida Noddack, David Wechsler, Gottlob Berger, Soghomon Tehlirian, and André Masson. Among people deceased in 1997, Friedrich Hund ranks 54. Before him are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Carl Gustav Hempel, Burgess Meredith, Stéphane Grappelli, Amha Selassie, and John Denver. After him are Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, Diosdado Macapagal, André Franquin, Charles Brenton Huggins, Shoichi Yokoi, and George Wald.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Hund ranks 1,092 out of 7,253. Before him are Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Karin Schubert (1944), William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), Hannah Pick-Goslar (1928), Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), and Carl Clauberg (1898). After him are Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756), Godigisel (359), Ernst Barlach (1870), Theodelinda (570), Erhard Heiden (1901), and Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Germany

Among physicists born in Germany, Friedrich Hund ranks 42. Before him are Wolfgang Paul (1913), Klaus Fuchs (1911), Jack Steinberger (1921), Carl von Linde (1842), Klaus Hasselmann (1931), and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912). After him are Rainer Weiss (1932), Christoph Scheiner (1575), Ludwig Prandtl (1875), John B. Goodenough (1922), Walther Gerlach (1889), and Pascual Jordan (1902).

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