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Frankfurt am Main
Stadt Frankfurt am Main
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An der Kleinmarkthalle

Otto Hahn

Frankfurt am Main 1879 - Göttingen 1968
German chemist and pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry; won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944 for the discovery of nuclear fission
(Wikipedia)

Knud Knudsen
1978

Description

Bronze head of Hahn in a stone monument existing of a series of pillars.

Inscription(s)

hier stand das geburtshaus von
OTTO HAHN
8-301879 - 28.7.1968
entdecker der kernspaltung
nobelpreisträger
ehrenbürger der stadt frankfurt am main

another plaque is a facsimile of a note by Hahn.

Signature

Knud 1978?

Frankfurt am Main - Otto Hahn

Sculptor

Knud Knudsen (Berlin 1916 - Bad Nauheim 1998), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Frankfurt, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Innenstadt.
Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern von Mathematikern, Naturwissenschaftlern, Medizinern und Technikern.

Locatie (N 50°6'44" - E 8°40'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs204; Photograph: 28 September 2014
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