THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Hannes Alfvén
Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908–1995), winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Physics
Hannes Alfvén was born on May 30, 1908 in Norrköping and died on April 2, 1995, aged 86.
Born
May 30, 1908
Hannes Alfvén died aged 86.
Died: April 2, 1995
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Norrköping
- Professions
- electrical engineer, plasma physicist, science fiction writer, astrophysicist, astronomer, physicist, university teacher
- Citizenship
- Sweden
More about Hannes Alfvén
- Zodiac sign
- Gemini
- Birth name
- Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén
- Pseudonyms
- Olof Johannesson
Family
- Child
- Inger Alfvén
All birth date sources
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- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Proleksis Encyclopedia
- Sveriges dödbok 1830–2020
- Swedish church birth records
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Integrated Authority File
- Munzinger Personen
- Swedish church birth records
- Czech National Authority Database
- BnF authorities
- Croatian Encyclopedia
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Hannes Alfvén when they died?
Hannes Alfvén died aged 86.
When is Hannes Alfvén’s birthday?
Hannes Alfvén’s recorded birthday is May 30.
Where was Hannes Alfvén born?
Hannes Alfvén was born in Norrköping.
What was Hannes Alfvén’s name at birth?
Hannes Alfvén’s recorded birth name is Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén.
When did Hannes Alfvén die?
Hannes Alfvén died on April 2, 1995.