Talk:Theodor Kaluza

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Some sources give him as a German and some as a Polish mathematician. Granted his family came from Ratibor (which is now Raciboz, Poland; consider that his family was living in Raciboz long before the Partitions), and his name being Polish, it may be more accurate.
 * 1) Racibórz / Ratibor.
 * 2) The Partitions: Poland was divided. But Ratibor, a town in Prussian Upper Silesia wasn`t Polish. Prussia was one of the "partitionners" Poland´s.

Kaluza's nationality
As far as I'm concerned, Theodor's father, Max Kaluza was in fact German (ie. he thought of himself as one). Certainly, German of Polish origin -- the name is evident. This is a common mistake to call Kaluza a Pole (in fact, `Kałuża'), but it's rather unjustified. Hence, I removed the link to `Polish physicists'. If in doubt, ask one of them :)

--83.31.171.158 21:16, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Get off!
I'd like to request that whoever gives Mr. Kaluza these strange new life stories, to stop postin' their crazy talk and just back to writing articles.

Place of birth
It seems there is a confusion about his place of birth. The article says "Wilhelmsthal" (correctly I think), but there are/were several places of this name and the article links to the wrong ones. I think the correct one is Wilhelmsthal, also once known as Pascheke, today called in Polish "Wyspa Pasieka" (pl.wikipedia), which is part of Oppeln/Opole (has become part of Oppeln in the late 19th century). Hope this helps. Stan J. Klimas (talk) 04:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)