| Authorised form of name | Zernike; Frits (1888 - 1966) |
| Dates | 1888 - 1966 |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Date of birth | 16 July 1888 |
| Place of death | Naarden, near Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Date of death | 10/03/1966 |
| Activity | Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physics) 1953 |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 26/04/1956 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Rumford Medal 1952 |
| Source | Sources:
DSB
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1967 vol 13 pp 393-402, plate, by S Tolansky |
| Code | NA752 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/18/146 | Letter from Frits Zernike to W Watsons and Sons | 1934 |
| EC/1956/29 | Zernike, Frits: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |