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Kroll
Kroll or Kröll is a German, Anglo-Saxon, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academia * Josef Kroll (1889–1980), German classical philologist and university rector * Judith F. Kroll, American college professor in California * Wilhelm Kroll (1869–1939), German philologist Entertainment * Jack Kroll (c. 1928 – 2000), American drama and film critic * Leon Kroll (1884–1974), American painter * Lucy Kroll (1909–1997), American theatrical and literary agent * Natasha Kroll (1914–2004), Moscow-born display and production designer in Germany * Nick Kroll (born 1978), American actor and comedian, son of Jules Kroll * William Kroll (1901–1980), American violinist and composer Religion * Leopold Kroll (1874–1946), missionary bishop of the Missionary District of Liberia * Una Kroll (1925-2017), British nun, missionary doctor, and campaigner for women's ordination * Woodrow M. Kroll (born 1944), American evangelist, principal of the ''Back t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Kroll
Wolfgang Kroll (March 21, 1906 – February 28, 1992) was a physicist, born in Greifswald, northern Germany, who received his doctorate in physics from the University of Breslau in 1930. He spent the next few years in Leipzig conducting postdoctoral research with Werner Heisenberg. Due to the power of the Nazi Party, Kroll left Germany in 1937 to teach in Hokkaido, Japan, and then arrived in the Japanese state of Taipei in 1941, where he taught at the Preparatory Department of the Imperial University of Taipei. After the war, Kroll was invited to transfer to the Department of Physics at National Taiwan University. He was promoted to Associate Professor and then to Professor. He was the first full-time professor in Taiwan to hold a doctorate in theoretical physics after the war. Afterward, he was invited to teach in the Physics Department of Tunghai University. In August 1976, Kroll retired from the Department of Physics at National Taiwan University and became an honorary profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
