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Manne Siegbahn
Born	Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn 3 December 1886(1886-12-03) Örebro, Sweden
Died	26 September 1978 (aged 91) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Sweden
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Lund University of Uppsala University of Stockholm
Alma mater	University of Lund
Known for	X-ray spectroscopy
Notable awards	Nobel Prize for Physics (1924)
Notes He is the father of Nobel laureate Kai M. Siegbahn.

Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn (3 December 1886 - 26 September 1978) was a Swedish physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy. He was born in Örebro, Sweden.

Siegbahn obtained his Ph.D. at the Lund University in 1911, his thesis was titled Magnetische Feldmessungen (magnetic field measurements). He was acting professor for Janne Rydberg when his health was failing, and succeeded him as full professor in 1915.

His son Kai Siegbahn also received the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1981.

He married Karin Högbom 1914 and their children were Bo Siegbahn (diplomat, b. 1915) and Kai M. Siegbahn (physicist and Nobel laureate, b. 1918).

He won the Hughes Medal 1934 and Rumford Medal 1940.

In 1944 he patented the Siegbahn pump.

See also

• Siegbahn notation

References

• Shampo, M A; Kyle R A (March 1998). "Manne Siegbahn--Nobel Prize for x-ray spectroscopy". Mayo Clin. Proc. (UNITED STATES) 73 (3): 249. ISSN 0025-6196. PMID 9511784.  

External links

• Nobel prize winner bio entry for Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn