Original: Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger ( ; 12 August 1887 -- 4 January 1961 ) was an Austrian theoretical physicist who achieved fame for his contributions to quantum mechanics , especially the Schrödinger equation , for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1933 .
Simplified: Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger ( * August 12th , 1887 in Vienna-Erdberg ; † January 4th 1961 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Physicist .