Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for James Franck across 7 places, from 1882 to 1964.
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James Franck (26 August 1882 – 21 May 1964) was a German–American physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gustav Hertz "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom."Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where James Franck was documented, and when
26 August 1882exact date
Hamburgattested“James Franck was born on 26 August 1882 in Hamburg, Germany, into a Jewish family, the second child and first son of Jacob Franck, a banker, and Rebecca Nachum Drucker.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1901year
University of Heidelbergattested“Intending to study law and economics, In 1901, Franck entered the University of Heidelberg, as it had a renowned law school.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
November 1933month
Germanyattested“Franck assisted Frederick Lindemann in helping dismissed Jewish scientists find work overseas, before he left Germany in November 1933.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1935year
Johns Hopkins Universityattested“In 1935, Franck moved to the United States, where he had accepted a professorship at Johns Hopkins University.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1935year
United Statesattested“In 1935, Franck moved to the United States, where he had accepted a professorship at Johns Hopkins University.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1947year
University of Chicagoattested“In 1947, he became professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, but continued to work there to tackle the problem of explaining the mechanism of photosynthesis.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
21 May 1964exact date
Göttingenattested“She recalled that: Franck died suddenly of a heart attack while visiting Göttingen on 21 May 1964 at the age of 81.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
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1891year
Hamburgmentioned“In 1891, Franck enrolled at the Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Hamburg, which was then a boys-only school.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1891year
Wilhelm-Gymnasium (Hamburg)mentioned“In 1891, Franck enrolled at the Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Hamburg, which was then a boys-only school.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1907year
University of Berlinmentioned“He took up an assistantship at the Physikalische Verein in Frankfurt in 1907, but did not enjoy it, and soon returned to the University of Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1907year
Frankfurtmentioned“He took up an assistantship at the Physikalische Verein in Frankfurt in 1907, but did not enjoy it, and soon returned to the University of Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
23 December 1907exact date
Gothenburgmentioned“They were married in a Swedish ceremony in Gothenburg on 23 December 1907.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1920year
Berlinmentioned“When Niels Bohr visited Berlin in 1920, Meitner and Franck arranged for him to come to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute to talk with the younger staff without the presence of the bonzen (bigwigs).”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
1938year
University of Chicagomentioned“He therefore accepted an offer from the University of Chicago, where his work on photosynthesis had attracted interest, in 1938.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
February 1942month
University of Chicagomentioned“In February 1942, Arthur Compton established its Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago.”source: Wikipedia: James Franck
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