Background
Kastler, Daniel Alfred was born on March 4, 1926 in Colmar, Alsace, France. Son of Alfred Frederic and Elise Lia (Cosset) Kastler.
Physics researcher and educator
Kastler, Daniel Alfred was born on March 4, 1926 in Colmar, Alsace, France. Son of Alfred Frederic and Elise Lia (Cosset) Kastler.
Licence in Mathematics, Ecole Normale Superieure, France.
Assistant professor University des Saarlandes, Saar, Germany, 1949-1957. Professor physics University Aix-Marseille (France) II, since 1957. Guest professor University Illinois, Urbana, Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, University of California at Los Angeles, Argonne National Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Roma I, University Hamburg, others.
Member Academy of Sciences Goettingen (correspondent), Academy of Sciences Vienna (correspondent), Academy of Sciences Halle.
Married Elisabeth Irmgard Sander, September 18, 1951. Children: Nora, Danielle, Bruno.