Manne Siegbahn
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| Manne Siegbahn | |
| Born | Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn 3 December 1886 Örebro, Sweden |
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| Died | September 26, 1978 (aged 91) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Sweden |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Lund University of Uppsala University of Stockholm |
| Alma mater | University of Lund |
| Known for | X-ray spectroscopy |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize for Physics (1924) |
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He is the father of Nobel laureate Kai M. Siegbahn. |
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Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn (December 3, 1886 - September 26, 1978) was a Swedish physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy. He was born in Örebro, Sweden.
Siegbahn obtained his Ph.D. at the Lund University in 1911, his thesis was titled Magnetische Feldmessungen (magnetic field measurements). He was acting professor for Janne Rydberg when his health was failing, and succeeded him as full professor in 1915.
His son Kai Siegbahn also received the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1981.
He married Karin Högbom 1914 and their children were Bo Siegbahn (diplomat, b. 1915) and Kai M. Siegbahn (physicist and Nobel laureate, b. 1918).
He won the Hughes Medal 1934 and Rumford Medal 1940.
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| NAME | Siegbahn, Manne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siegbahn, Karl Manne Georg |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Swedish Physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Örebro, Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1978 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Stockholm, Sweden |
