Bodo Hamprecht

Bodo Hamprecht (born October 12, 1940 in Hanover , † April 20, 2005 in Berlin ) was a German theoretical physicist .

Hamprecht worked in the field of elementary particle physics . Until his death he was a professor of theoretical physics at the Free University of Berlin and temporarily managing director at the Institute for Theory of Elementary Particles at the Free University of Berlin.

He received his school education largely at a Waldorf school , which shaped him throughout his life. While studying physics at the University of Hanover , he became acquainted with Hagen Kleinert , with whom he later remained connected in Berlin . However, while Kleinert continued his studies in the USA , Hamprecht worked at the Institute for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in Cambridge and was a member of Gonville and Caius College . He received his doctorate in 1967 with a thesis on elementary particle physics . In 1970 he received a professorship in the then rapidly expanding physics department at the Free University of Berlin .

Hamprecht was known for his great commitment to teaching and his alternative teaching methods, shaped by anthroposophical ideas. He also organized events for children, was primarily responsible for foreign contacts for a long time, and actively supported striking students during the protests in autumn 2003.

References

1. ↑ Bodo Hamprecht: Some contributions to high energy limits and current algebras. Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 1967.
2. ^ FU Berlin: History - The Department of Physics

Web links

• Tagesspiegel: Bodo Hamprecht , July 8, 2005.