Wilhelm Röntgen

1845 - 1923

country of citizenship: Weimar Republic, German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia

languages spoken, written or signed: German

educated at: ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, Utrecht University, University of Strasbourg, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

occupation: physicist, professor, engineer, researcher

award received: Nobel Prize in Physics, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Elliott Cresson Medal, Helmholtz Medal, Rumford Medal, Matteucci Medal, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, honorary citizenship, Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science, 2nd Class Order of the Crown, Iron Cross on white ribbon, Luitpold Medal of Bavaria, Order of Saint Michael, commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy‎, Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown

position held: professor

student of: August Kundt

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (; German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈʁœntɡən] ; 27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923) was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. In honour of Röntgen's accomplishments, in 2004 the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) named element 111, roentgenium, a radioactive element with multiple unstable isotopes, after him. The unit of measurement roentgen was also named after him. Source: Wikipedia (en)