Karl Herzfeld
- Born: February 24, 1892 (Vienna, Austria-Hungary)
- Died: June 3, 1978 (Washington, DC)
Education
- 1910–1912: University of Vienna
- 1912–1913: University of Zurich
- 1912–1913: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich
- 1913–1913: University of Göttingen
- 1914–1914: University of Vienna
- 1914: PhD, University of Vienna
Major Positions
- 1914–1918: Austro-Hungarian Army, Officer
- 1920–1923: University of Munich, Privatdozent
- 1923–1926: University of Munich, Extraordinary Professor of Theoretical Physics
- 1926–1926: Johns Hopkins University, Speyer Visiting Professor
- 1926–1936: Johns Hopkins University, Professor of Physics
- 1936–1968: Catholic University of America, Professor of Physics
- 1968–1978: Catholic University of America, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1930–1931: Cooper Union and Fordham University, Lecturer
- 1936–1961: Catholic University of America, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1941–1945: United States Navy, Scientist, National Defense Research Committee
- 1948–1948: University of Munich, Visiting Professor
- 1958–1958: University of Munich, Visiting Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1951–1972: Member, Mine Advisory Committee, National Research Council
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1958: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 1960: National Academy of Sciences, Member
Archival Resources
Catholic University of America, Reseach Center and University Archives, Wasington, DC
Online Finding Aid
Correspondence and Manuscripts, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives, College Park, Maryland
Oral History Interviews
- 1962: Available Online
- 1978: Available Online
Published Resources
Joseph F. Mulligan, "Karl Ferdinand Herzfeld: 1892-1978", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
