When was Max von Laue born?

Max von Laue was born on 9 October 1879 in Koblenz-Pfaffendorf.

Where did Max von Laue study?

Max von Laue was educated at University of Göttingen, LMU Munich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Zurich.

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Max von Laue

German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi (1879–1960)

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Max Theodor Felix von Laue (German: [maks fɔn ˈlaʊ̯ə] ; 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."

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Born: 9 October 1879 wd
Place of birth: Koblenz-Pfaffendorf wd
Died: 24 April 1960 wd
Place of death: West Berlin wd
Citizenship: Germany wd
Occupation: physicist, university teacher, crystallographer, mathematician wd
Education: University of Göttingen, LMU Munich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Zurich, University of Strasbourg wd
Spouse: Magda von Laue wd

Awards wd

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1952)
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ernst Reuter Medal (1959)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1914)
Max Planck Medal (1932)
Helmholtz Medal (1959)
Matteucci Medal (1914)
X-ray badge (1952)
Adolf-von-Baeyer Gold Medal (1921)
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1949)
Pour le Mérite
honorary member of the German Mineralogical Society (1924)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1924)

About

In addition to his scientific endeavors with contributions in optics, crystallography, quantum theory, superconductivity, and the theory of relativity, Laue had a number of administrative positions which advanced and guided German scientific research and development during four decades. A strong objector to Nazism, he was instrumental in re-establishing and organizing German science after World War II.

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When was Max von Laue born?: Max von Laue was born on 9 October 1879 in Koblenz-Pfaffendorf.
Where did Max von Laue study?: Max von Laue was educated at University of Göttingen, LMU Munich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Zurich.

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