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Robert Hofstadter
| Full Name of the recipient | Robert Hofstadter |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1961 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | New York, NY, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 5 February 1915 |
| Age at the time of Award | 45 years |
| Place of Death | Stanford, CA, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 17 November 1990 |
