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Hans Kramers

1894 - 1952

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Hendrik Anthony "Hans" Kramers (17 December 1894 – 24 April 1952) was a Dutch physicist who worked with Niels Bohr to understand how electromagnetic waves interact with matter and made important contributions to quantum mechanics and statistical physics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Kramers is the 353rd most popular physicist (down from 343rd in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 246th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Dutch Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Hans Kramers ranks 353 out of 851. Before him are Walther Gerlach, John G. Trump, Theodore Lyman IV, Ami Argand, Auguste Bravais, and Louis Poinsot. After him are Jean-Charles de Borda, Pascual Jordan, Frank Wilczek, Franz Aepinus, Nathan Rosen, and E. C. George Sudarshan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Hans Kramers ranks 60. Before him are Anton Mussert, Percy Spencer, Ernst Lindemann, Aino Aalto, Américo Tomás, and Walter Warlimont. After him are Lothar von Richthofen, Boris Lyatoshinsky, Frank Borzage, V. V. Giri, Francisco Craveiro Lopes, and King Vidor. Among people deceased in 1952, Hans Kramers ranks 43. Before him are Joseph Avenol, Bernard Lyot, Robert Guérin, René Grousset, Jigme Wangchuck, and Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. After him are Kurt Schumacher, Louise d'Orléans, Viktor Chernov, Luigi Fagioli, Michael Rostovtzeff, and Johan Nygaardsvold.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hans Kramers ranks 239 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Kalf (1619), Maarten Tromp (1598), Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), Jan Janszoon (1570), and Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947). After him are Anton Geesink (1934), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824), Jan Peter Balkenende (1956), Gemma Frisius (1508), and George Blake (1922).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Netherlands

Among physicists born in Netherlands, Hans Kramers ranks 14. Before him are Simon van der Meer (1925), Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), Frits Zernike (1888), Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), and Jan Ingenhousz (1730). After him are Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Hendrik Casimir (1909), Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876), Balthasar van der Pol (1889), and Abraham Pais (1918).

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