Niels Bohr From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search "Bohr" redirects here. For other uses, see Bohr (disambiguation) . Niels Bohr Born Niels Henrik David Bohr 7 October 1885 Copenhagen , Denmark Died 18 November 1962 (aged 77) Copenhagen, Denmark Resting place Assistens Cemetery Alma mater University of Copenhagen Known for Physics contributions [show] Spouse(s) Margrethe Nørlund ( m. 1912) Children Aage , Ernest , four other sons Awards Nobel Prize in Physics (1922) more accolades [show] Scientific career Fields Theoretical physics Institutions Trinity College, Cambridge University of Copenhagen Victoria University of Manchester Thesis Studies on the Electron Theory of Metals (1911) Doctoral advisor Christian Christiansen Other academic advisors J. J. Thomson Ernest Rutherford Doctoral students Hendrik Kramers I. H. Usmani Other notable students Lev Landau Influence...