Rudolf Schrödinger

Rudolf Schrödinger (27 January 1857 – December 1919) was an Austrian industrialist, botanist, and painter, as well as the father of Erwin Schrödinger—the renowned physicist known chiefly for his contributions to quantum mechanics, one of which being his famous cat thought experiment.

Background Rudolf Schrödinger was born on 27 January 1857, Schrödinger described his mother as having been "very nice, with cheerful character; she was of poor health and helpless towards life, but also unassuming." However, he did not harbor much interest in it; nevertheless, he persisted in running it, as it provided a sufficient income for him and his family.

Personal life

Schrödinger married the second of the three daughters—Georgine Emilia Brenda—of Alexander Bauer, his former professor; he had only one child with her, Erwin Schrödinger, who would go on to become one of the most preeminent physicists ever, remarked especially for his contributions to quantum mechanics, including the formulation of the Schrödinger equation, the introduction of wave functions, the thought experiment known as Schrödinger's Cat, significant contributions to statistical mechanics, and receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933.

He died in December 1919 at the age of 62.