Max von Laue

1879 to 1960 12 documented presences 12 places

Quo Fuit places 12 dated presences for Max von Laue across 12 places, from 1879 to 1946. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Max Theodor Felix von Laue (9 October 1879 – 24 April 1960) was a German physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 "for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals."Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA

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9 October 1879exact date

Koblenzattested “Max Theodor Felix Laue was born on 9 October 1879 in Pfaffendorf (now part of Koblenz), Germany, the son of Julius Laue and Minna Zerrenner.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1898year

University of Strassburgattested “In 1898, after passing his Abitur, Laue did one year of military service, after which he started to study mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the University of Strassburg.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

14 December 1900exact date

Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlinattested “In 1902, after one semester at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Laue went to the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin, where he studied under Max Planck, who gave birth to the quantum theory revolution on 14 December 1900, w…” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

14 December 1900exact date

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenattested “In 1902, after one semester at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Laue went to the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin, where he studied under Max Planck, who gave birth to the quantum theory revolution on 14 December 1900, w…” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1912year

University of Zurichattested “In 1912, Laue became Professor of Physics at the University of Zurich, and in 1914 was appointed Ordinarius Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Frankfurt am Main.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1912year

University of Frankfurt am Mainattested “In 1912, Laue became Professor of Physics at the University of Zurich, and in 1914 was appointed Ordinarius Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Frankfurt am Main.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1919 to 1943period

University of Berlinattested “From 1919 to 1943, Laue was Ordinarius Professor of Physics at the University of Berlin, where in 1919 other notables were Walther Nernst, Fritz Haber, and James Franck.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

29 January 1935exact date

Dahlem (Berlin)attested “* In connection with Haber; Max Planck, Otto Hahn, and Laue organized a commemoration event held in Berlin-Dahlem on 29 January 1935, the first anniversary of Haber's death – attendance at the event by professors in the civil service had…” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

29 January 1935exact date

Berlinattested “* In connection with Haber; Max Planck, Otto Hahn, and Laue organized a commemoration event held in Berlin-Dahlem on 29 January 1935, the first anniversary of Haber's death – attendance at the event by professors in the civil service had…” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1946year

Göttingenattested “In early 1946, Laue returned to Germany, where he went back to being acting director of the KWIP, which had been moved to Göttingen.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1946year

Germanyattested “In early 1946, Laue returned to Germany, where he went back to being acting director of the KWIP, which had been moved to Göttingen.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

July 1946month

Englandattested “In July 1946, Laue went back to England, only four months after having been interned there, to attend an international conference on crystallography.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

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Places Max von Laue is documented in

Berlin1 presence · 1935 England1 presence · 1946 Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin1 presence · 1900 Germany1 presence · 1946 Göttingen1 presence · 1946 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München1 presence · 1900 University of Berlin1 presence · 1919 University of Zurich1 presence · 1912

Dahlem (Berlin)1 presence · 1935

Koblenz1 presence · 1879

University of Frankfurt am Main1 presence · 1912

University of Strassburg1 presence · 1898

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1906year

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenmentioned “In 1906, he completed his habilitation under Arnold Sommerfeld at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1906year

University of Berlinmentioned “In 1906, Laue became a Privatdozent at the University of Berlin.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1909year

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenmentioned “In 1909, Laue became a Privatdozent at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1910 to 1911period

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenmentioned “While at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, he wrote the first volume of his book on relativity from 1910 to 1911.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1914year

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenmentioned “In June, Sommerfeld reported to the Physical Society of Göttingen on the successful diffraction of X-rays by Laue, Paul Knipping, and Walter Friedrich at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, which earned Laue the Nobel Prize in Ph…” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1916year

University of Würzburgmentioned “From 1916, he was engaged in vacuum tube development at the University of Würzburg for use in military telephony and wireless communication.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1916year

United Statesmentioned “Their son, Theodor (1916–2000), went to the United States in 1937, and received his B.A.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1922 to 1945period

Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstaltmentioned “No longer active by 1945.) * From 1922: Member of the Board of Trustees of the Potsdam Astrophysics Observatory * 1925 – 1933: Advisor to the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt (Today: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt).” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

18 September 1933exact date

Würzburgmentioned “An address on 18 September 1933 at the opening of the physics convention in Würzburg, opposition to Johannes Stark, an obituary note on Fritz Haber in 1934, and attendance at a commemoration for Haber are examples that clearly illustrate…” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1943year

Hechingenmentioned “In 1943, to avoid casualties to the personnel, the KWIP moved to Hechingen.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

23 April 1945exact date

Hechingenmentioned “On 23 April 1945, French troops entered Hechingen, followed the next day by a contingent of Operation Alsos—an operation to investigate the German nuclear energy effort, seize equipment, and prevent German scientists from being captured…” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1946 to 1948period

Braunschweigmentioned “During the war, the PTR had been dispersed; Laue, from 1946 to 1948, worked on its reunification across three zones and its location at new facilities in Braunschweig.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

1948 to 1949period

Germanymentioned “In 1948, the President of the American Physical Society asked Laue to report on the status of physics in Germany; his report was published in 1949 in the American Journal of Physics.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

8 April 1960exact date

West Berlinmentioned “On 8 April 1960, while Laue was driving to his laboratory in West Berlin, his car was struck by a motorcyclist, who had received his license only two days earlier.” source: Wikipedia: Max von Laue

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