Geiger of Geiger counter fame (4)

I believe the answer is:

hans

'geiger of geiger counter fame' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hans that I've seen before include "'... Christian Andersen, storyteller (4)'" , "German name" , "-- Christian Andersen, writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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