Frits Zernike

Frits Zernike
ForMemRS
Frits Zernike ForMemRS
	Zernike in 1953
Born	Frederick Zernike; 16 July 1888; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	10 March 1966 (aged 77); Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam
Known for	Ornstein–Zernike equation (1914); Inventing phase-contrast microscopy (1932); Van Cittert–Zernike theorem (1938);
Spouses	Dora van Bommel van Vloten (died 1945); ; Lena Koperberg-Baanders (m. 1954)
Awards	Rumford Medal (1952); Nobel Prize in Physics (1953); ForMemRS (1956);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Groningen (from 1913)

Frits Zernike (Dutch: [frɪt ˈsɛrnikə]; 16 July 1888 – 10 March 1966) was a Dutch physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase-contrast microscope.

Frits Zernike ForMemRS
Zernike in 1953
Born	Frederick Zernike (1888-07-16)16 July 1888 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	10 March 1966(1966-03-10) (aged 77) Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam
Known for	Ornstein–Zernike equation (1914) Inventing phase-contrast microscopy (1932) Van Cittert–Zernike theorem (1938)
Spouses	Dora van Bommel van Vloten (died 1945) Lena Koperberg-Baanders (m. 1954)
Awards	Rumford Medal (1952) Nobel Prize in Physics (1953) ForMemRS (1956)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Groningen (from 1913)