Reinhold Strassmann Scientist

Reinhold Strassmann (or Straßmann) (24 January 1893 Berlin – late October 1944 Auschwitz concentration camp) was a German mathematician who proved Strassmann's theorem. His Ph.D. advisor at University of Marburg was Kurt Hensel.Strassmann refused to leave Nazi Germany, and he was eventually detained and deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1943. On October 23, 1944, he was deported from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he was murdered soon after.He was the son of the forensic pathologist Fritz Strassmann.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1893
Birth place	Berlin
Nationality	GER
Date of death	January 01, 1944
Place of death	Auschwitz concentration camp
Education	University of Marburg
Known for	Strassmann's theorem