Background
Uhlenbeck, George Eugene was born on December 6, 1901 in Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies. Son of Eugenius Marius and Annie Marie Constance Julie (Beeger) Uhlenbeck. came to the United States, 1927.
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George Eugene Uhlenbeck
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Doctor of Philosophy, University Leyden, 1927; Doctor of Science (honorary), Notre Dame U., 1953; Doctor of Science (honorary), Case Institute Technology, 1960; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Colorado, 1965; Doctor of Science (honorary), Yeshiva U., 1967.
Career
Assistant in theoretical physics, U. Leyden, 1925-1927; instructor physics, University of Michigan, 1927-1928; assistant professor, University of Michigan, 1928-1930; associate professor, University of Michigan, 1930-1935; professor theoretical physics, University of Michigan, 1939-1959; Henry S. Carhart Professor, professor theoretical physics, Utrecht, Holland, 1935-1939; war researcher(radar), 1943-1945; with, radiation laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961-1971; professor physics, Rockefeller U., 1961-1971; professor emeritus, Rockefeller U., 1971-1974.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical (president 1959), Dutch physical societies. Member American Philosophical Society, NAS, Dutch Royal Academy, Academy dei Lincei (Rome).
Connections
Married Else Renee Ophorst, August 23, 1927.
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October 31, 1988 (aged 86) -
Nationality
Dutch American
Awards
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Recipient Max Planck medal, 1964, Lorentz medal, 1970, National Medical of Science, 1977, Wolf prize (co-recipient), 1979. Commander of Order of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands.Recipient Max Planck medal, 1964, Lorentz medal, 1970, National Medical of Science, 1977, Wolf prize (co-recipient), 1979. Commander of Order of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands.