Gregor Wentzel Scientist

Gregor Wentzel (February 17, 1898 – August 12, 1978) was a German physicist known for development of quantum mechanics. Wentzel, Hendrik Kramers, and Léon Brillouin developed the Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin approximation in 1926. In his early years, he contributed to X-ray spectroscopy, but then broadened out to make contributions to quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, and meson theory.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 17, 1898
Birth place	German Empire , Germany , Oldenburg
Nationality	Germany
Date of death	August 12, 1978
Place of death	Switzerland , Ascona
Education	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Greifswald
Known for	Quantum field theory WKB approximation

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Scientist

awards	Max Planck Medal
doctoral advisor	Arnold Sommerfeld
doctoral student	Felix Villars Valentine Bargmann Res Jost Nicholas Kemmer Markus Fierz Burt Fried Klaus Ruedenberg
Field of study	Physics