Martinus J. G. Veltman
June 27, 1931 –January 4, 2021
Theoretical physicist, Physicist, University teacher
Lived 89 years
- Born in
- Waalwijk
- Passed away in
- Bilthoven
Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtinʏ ɕʏsˈtinʏs xoːdəˈfridʏs ˈtini ˈvɛltmɑn]; 27 June 1931 – 4 January 2021) was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics, Akademiepenning, High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, ICTP Dirac Medal, honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II Education: Utrecht University
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