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- Birth nameMartinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman
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- Tini
- Martinus J.G. Veltman was born on June 27, 1931 in Waalwijk, Netherlands. He was married to Anneke. He died on January 4, 2021 in Bilthoven, Netherlands.
- SpouseAnneke(? - 2021) (his death, 3 children)
- He studied mathematics and physics at Utrecht University and received a master's degree. After fulfilling his military service obligation, he returned to Utrecht, where he received his PhD. He later became a member of the faculty, where he supervised the work of 't Hooft.
- He was a theoretical physicist who made major contributions to the standard model of particle physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1999. His co-laureate was Gerardus 't Hooft.
- He served on the physics faculty at the University of Michigan from 1981 to 1997.
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