Louis Witten

Louis Witten
Louis Witten
Born	Louis W. Witten; April 13, 1921; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Johns Hopkins University (PhD); Princeton University; University of Maryland; MIT (postdoctoral research);
Known for	Electrovacuum solution
Spouses	Lorraine Wollach (m. 1949; died 1987); Frances DeLange (m. 1992);
Children	4, including Edward and Matt
Relatives	Benjamin Witten (brother); Ilana B. Witten (granddaughter); Daniela Witten (granddaughter); Chiara Nappi (daughter-in-law);
	Scientific career
Fields	Gravitation
Workplaces	Princeton University; Martin Marietta Corporation; University of Cincinnati; University of Florida;
Thesis	A Model of an Imperfect Gas
Doctoral advisor	Theodore H. Berlin

Louis W. Witten (born April 13, 1921) is an American theoretical physicist and the father of the physicist Edward Witten. Witten's research has centered on classical gravitation, including the discovery of certain exact electrovacuum solutions to the Einstein field equation.