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Alexander Bradshaw

British physicist (1944–2024)

Alexander Marian Bradshaw (12 July 1944 – 10 October 2024) was a British physicist. Between 1980 and 1998 he was scientific director of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and, during the 1980s, BESSY. He was the scientific director of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, from 1999 to 2008.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Alexander Bradshaw (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 12, 1944, died Oct 10, 2024.¹

About

Bradshaw earned a PhD from University of London in 1969, and habilitation from the Technical University of Munich in 1974. He is also notable for his work with D. Phil Woodruff, on photoelectron diffraction.

He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Academia Europaea.

Bradshaw died in Berlin on 10 October 2024, at the age of 80.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alexander Bradshaw, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Deutsche Physikalische GesellschaftChair 1998 to 2000¹²

Early life and education

1969University of London Doctor of Philosophy³
1974Technical University of Munich habilitation³

Career

Occupation: physicist, chemist, scientist, university teacher.⁶

1998 to 2000Chair, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Technische Universität Berlin⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Technical University of Munich⁴

Personal life

BornJul 12, 1944, Bushey⁷
DiedOct 10, 2024, Berlin⁸
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom⁹

Awards

2008Fellow of the Royal Society^{10 11}
1994Max Planck Research Award¹⁰
Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire¹⁰
Date not recordedCross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataAlexander Bradshaw: Worked at Technische Universität Berlin, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Bradshaw: Chair, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Bradshaw: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataDeutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Bradshaw photo by Oliver Mark, CC BY-SA 4.0