Paul Harteck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Harteck

German chemist

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1902

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1985

Profession: chemist, nuclear physicist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Paul Karl Maria Harteck (20 July 1902 – 22 January 1985) was a German physical chemist.
In 1945 under Operation Epsilon in "the big sweep" throughout Germany, Harteck was arrested by the allied British and American Armed Forces for suspicion of aiding the Nazis in their nuclear weapons program and he was incarcerated at Farm Hall, an English house fitted with covert electronic listening devices, for six months.