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Klaus von Klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

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Born
June 28, 1943
Age in 2026
83
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1943

About Klaus von Klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics. Klaus von Klitzing (German:; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics. Von Klitzing has won numerous awards and honours including: Klaus von Klitzing on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, 9 December 1985 The Quantized Hall Effect.

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  1. Klaus von Klitzing (German:; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.
  2. Von Klitzing has won numerous awards and honours including: Klaus von Klitzing on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, 9 December 1985 The Quantized Hall Effect.

The world when Klaus von Klitzing was born

Klaus von Klitzing was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Klaus von Klitzing's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19432026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population136.7M341 million

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