Anselm Citron
Anselm Citron (born March 27, 1923 in Stettin ; † December 8, 2014 in Karlsruhe ) was a German physicist and university professor .
Life
Anselm Citron was born in Stettin, but moved with his family to Freiburg im Breisgau in 1934 . In 1938 he was sent to the Netherlands because of his Jewish descent. There he lived in a refugee camp before he was taken in by a Dutch family. In 1942 he graduated from high school and then began studying. However, he had to end this for a work assignment on the Eastern Front. After the war Citron returned to Freiburg and studied physics. In 1952 he received his doctorate and began his research work in the field of accelerator physics at the Cavendish Laboratory . In 1953 he moved to CERN . There he was initially involved in the construction of the Proton Synchrotron , later he worked on the Synchro-Cyclotron . In 1964 he went to the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the USA before moving to the University of Karlsruhe in 1965 . Until 1988 he headed the nuclear research center there. He worked as a university lecturer in Karlsruhe until 1991. In 1984 Citron was appointed to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .
Citron was married with five children.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Koch, Thomas Müller, Herwig Schopper: Obituary for Anselm Citron. (PDF) In: Physik Journal. 2015, accessed March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Member entry Anselm Citron. In: leopoldina.org. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Citron, Anselm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 2014 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |