Jan Burgers | |
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Born | |
Died | June 7, 1981 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 86)
Alma mater | University of Leiden |
Known for | Bateman-Burgers equation Burgers vortex Burgers material Burgers vector |
Awards | ASME Medal (1965) Otto Laporte Award (1974) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Delft University of Technology University of Maryland |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Ehrenfest |
Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers (January 13, 1895 – June 7, 1981) was a Dutch physicist and the brother of the physicist Wilhelm G. Burgers. Burgers studied in Leiden under Paul Ehrenfest, where he obtained his PhD in 1918.[1] He is known for the Burgers' equation, the Burgers vector in dislocation theory and the Burgers material in viscoelasticity.[2]
Jan Burgers was one of the co-founders of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) in 1946, and was its secretary-general from 1946 until 1952.[3]
In 1931 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, in 1955 he became foreign member.[4]