Person Kurti; Nicholas (1908 - 1998) Kurti Nicholas 1908 - 1998 British Male Budapest, Hungary 14/05/1908 19080514 24/11/1998 19981124

Education: Trefort Utcai ('TretfordStreet') Gimnazium, betterknown as the Minta ('Model') Gimnazium. Went to Sorbonne, Paris to study applied physics (1926-1928); University of Berlin; Ph.D in low temperature physics under Franz Simon (1933) Career: Joined Franz Simon as technical assistant at the Technische Hochschule in Breslau (now Wroclaw). In September 1933 was at the Claredndon Laboratory with Simon. Honours: CBE 1973 Associated material: Papers deposited at Bodleian Library, Oxford - NCUACS catalogue 165/8/08 in 4 volumes Royal Society roles: Council: 1964-1967; VP 1965-1967 Medals and prizes: Hughes Medal 1969 Fellow 15/03/1956 47 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2000 vol 46 pp 299-315, plate, by J H Sanders References: B Bleaney and O V Lounasmaa, 'Nuclear orientation and nuclear cooling experiments in Oxford and Helsinki. Part 1. Progress before 1940' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 317 - 322 B Bleaney and O V Lounasmaa, 'Nuclear orientation and nuclear cooling experiments in Oxford and Helsinki. Part 2. Progress from 1945 to 1970' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 323 - 330 B Bleaney and O V Lounasmaa, 'Nuclear orientation and nuclear cooling experiments in Oxford and Helsinki. Part 3. Progress from 1975 to 2001' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 331 - 344 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 14 May 1908 - 24 Nov 1998 NA3628 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes fe89173c-c33f-4c39-b963-4187d701a9b3