Harry Lehmann (21 March 1924 in

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22 November 1998 in

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) was a German

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Biography

Lehmann studied physics at

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and the

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. In 1952 he worked at the Max-Planck-Institut in

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, and spent a year in

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and from 1956 worked in

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. In 1967 he won the

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for extraordinary achievements in

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. It is awarded annually by the

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(german: German Physical Society). The 'L' in the

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refers to Harry Lehmann.

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*Karl von Meyenn (ed.), ''Wolfgang Pauli. Wissenschaftlicher Briefwechsel'', Vol. IV, Part III, Briefwechsel 1955/56, Springer Verlag, p. 68ff,

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''Harry Lehmann, der Feldverein und die Anfänge der axiomatischen Quantenfeldtheorie'' (Hamburg 1999) 1924 births 1998 deaths 20th-century German physicists People from Güstrow Winners of the Max Planck Medal University of Hamburg faculty University of Rostock alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni {{germany-scientist-stub

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