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rolf hagedorn , 1981 9 march 2003 240px german high-energy physics 1919 hagedorn temperature rolf_hagedorn . jpg rolf hagedorn
 rolf hagedorn university of göttingen max planck institute for physics
rolf hagedorn

rolf hagedorn -lrb- 20 july 1919 -- 9 march 2003 -rrb- was a german theoretical physicist who worked at cern .
he is known for the idea that hadronic matter has a `` melting point '' .
the hagedorn temperature is named in his honor .
