Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz

Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz (26 April 1924 – 18 February 2026) was a Dutch physicist and academic. He was a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Groningen from 1960 to 1989.[1]

Life and career

Hugenholtz was born in Wormerveer on 26 April 1924.[1][2] He studied physics at Leiden University and obtained his degree in 1948. Hugenholtz subsequently studied theoretical physics under Hans Kramers.[2] He obtained his PhD in physics at Utrecht University in 1957 with a thesis titled: The quantum theory of large systems and its application to the structure of nuclear matter.[1]

He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988.[3]

Hugenholtz died on 18 February 2026, at the age of 101.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz (1924)" (in Dutch). University of Groningen. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jaarboek der Universiteit van Amsterdam (in Dutch). Universiteit van Amsterdam. 1961. p. 46. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Nico Hugenholtz". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Nico Hugenholtz" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 21 February 2026. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026.