Wilhelm Ludolf Schmitz
Wilhelm Ludolf Schmitz (born May 26, 1899 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , † March 11, 1973 in Bonn ) was a German physicist and pioneer of amateur radio .
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After graduating from high school in Mülheim an der Ruhr, he studied physics and worked from 1924 at the Physics Institute of the University of Bonn , initially as an assistant, later as director and thus in the successor to the physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894). In 1954 Schmitz was appointed director of the Bonn Institute for X-ray Research.
In addition to his scientific work, Schmitz was a passionate radio amateur . He is considered one of the pioneers of amateur radio in Germany and one of the founders of the Bonn local association (1927) of the German amateur broadcasting service .
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- City archive Mülheim an der Ruhr, holdings 1550 (Mülheim personalities)
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| SURNAME | Schmitz, Wilhelm Ludolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist and amateur radio pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1973 |
| Place of death | Bonn |