Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz

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Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz (born 26 April 1924) [1] [2] is a Dutch physicist. He was a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Groningen between 1960 and 1989. [1]

Hugenholtz was born in Wormerveer. [2] He studied physics at Leiden University and obtained his degree in 1948. Hugenholtz subsequently studied theoretical physics under Hans Kramers. [2] He obtained his PhD in physics at Utrecht University in 1957 with a thesis titled: "The quantum theory of large systems and its application to the structure of nuclear matter". [1]

Hugenholtz was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz (1924)" (in Dutch). University of Groningen. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Jaarboek der Universiteit van Amsterdam (in Dutch). Universiteit van Amsterdam. 1961. p. 46. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. "Nico Hugenholtz". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019.