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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

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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)[reply]

Get off!

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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

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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)[reply]