Stefan Hell
director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany
1962 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany
Born
December 23, 1962
Age
~64 years
Name Origin
German
Timeline
physicist, chemist, university teacher
RomaniaBorn in Arad
1962
Born in Arad (1962-12-23)
2001
AwardHelmholtz Prize
2002
AwardBerthold Leibinger Innovationspreis
2002
AwardZeiss Research Award
2002
AwardKarl Heinz Beckurts Award
2006
AwardGerman Future Prize
Present
About
Stefan Walter Hell is a Romanian-German physicist and one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, and of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, both of which are in Germany. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy", together with Eric Betzig and William Moerner.
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Who is Stefan Hell?+
Stefan Walter Hell is a Romanian-German physicist and one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, and of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, both of which are in Germany. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 "for
What does the name Stefan mean?+
The name Stefan means "male given name (Стефан)". It is of German origin.
When was Stefan Hell born?+
Stefan Hell was born on December 23, 1962.
Name Meaning
male given name (Стефан)
The name Stefan is of German origin, meaning "male given name (Стефан)". It is traditionally a male name.
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Stefan — December 23, 1962
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Capricorn
Ambitious, disciplined, patient
Earth · Saturn · Dec 22 – Jan 19
Chinese Zodiac
Tiger
Brave, competitive, confident
Water · Yang
Mayan Tzolkin
8 Cauac
Storm — catalyst, energy, self-generation
Celtic Tree
Elder
Free spirit, philosophical, wild
Ogham: Ruis · Nov 25 – Dec 23
Birthstone: Tanzanite — Transformation, new beginnings
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History remembers. So do I.
— an admirer
We share a planet and a moment in time. That's enough.
— someone far away
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