Original: Ertl was born in Stuttgart , Germany where he would later study physics from 1955 to 1957 at the Technical University of Stuttgart and then at the University of Paris ( 1957 â '' 1958 ) and Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich ( 1958 â '' 1959 ) .
Simplified: Professor Ertl studied physics at the Technical University of Stuttgart from 1955 to 1957 . He studied at the University of Paris from 1957 to 1958 and then at Ludwig Maximillians University in Munich from 1958 to 1959 .