Johannes Geiger
Born in Germany on September 30, 1882--September 24, 1945 in Germany
JOHANES WILHELM GEIGER WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1882 IN NEUSTADT AN DER HAARTDT, GERMANY. THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE GEIGER ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH, RECIVED HIS PHD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN (IN 1906), WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT TO ERNEST RUTHERFORD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, AND STUDIED AT THE IMPERIAL PHYSICAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN BERLIN. HANS GEIGER WAS A NUCLEAR PHYSICIST. GEIGER ALSO WORKED AS A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KEIL (1925-29), THE UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN (1929-36), AND TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE (1936-45). ALSO, GEIGER SERVED IN WWI AS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO HIS EXPERIMENTS AT THE END OF THE WAR. HE SPENT THE REST OF HIS YEARS DIRECTING RADIATION LABORATORIES AT THE UNIVERSITIES LISTED PREVIOUSLY. FINALLY HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 62 ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 IN BERLIN, GERMANY.