▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Bonn ▁al umn i ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁Category : C elt ic ▁studies <0x0A> </s> ▁Sieg fried ▁G ross mann ▁( born ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁theoretical ▁phys ic ist ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁Max ▁Plan ck ▁Medal , ▁the ▁major ▁prize ▁for ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁theoretical ▁physics . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁König s berg ▁in ▁Pr uss ia ▁( now ▁Kal ining rad , ▁Russia ) ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Ped agog ical ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁teaching . ▁Wh ilst ▁training ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁teacher ▁he ▁studied ▁physics , ▁mathematics ▁and ▁chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁Free ▁University ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁to ▁Gün ther ▁Ludwig , ▁a ▁respect ed ▁German ▁theoretical ▁phys ic ist ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁in el astic ▁scatter ing ▁of ▁H ydro gen ▁mole cules . ▁He ▁qualified ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁with ▁a ▁work ▁on ▁Quant um ▁Mechan ics ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁conserv ator ▁at ▁Mun ich ▁Techn ical ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁obtained ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁professor ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mar burg , ▁to ▁which ▁his ▁ment or ▁Ludwig ▁had ▁already ▁moved . ▁In ▁ 1