Niels Bohr
7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962
Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, and later helped physicists escape Nazi-occupied Europe.
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Escaped occupied Denmark to Sweden
September 1943
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