Pieter Zeeman

Pieter Zeeman
Born	(1865-05-25)25 May 1865 Zonnemaire, Netherlands
Died	9 October 1943(1943-10-09) (aged 78) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Leiden
Known for	Zeeman effect
Awards	Nobel Prize for Physics (1902) Matteucci Medal (1912) Henry Draper Medal (1921) ForMemRS (1921)[1] Rumford Medal (1922) Franklin Medal (1925)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Doctoral advisor	Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Pieter Zeeman (25 May 1865 – 9 October 1943) was a Dutch physicist. In 1902, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Hendrik Lorentz for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

1. ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.