Gregor Wentzel
- Born: February 17, 1898 (Düsseldorf, Germany)
- Died: August 12, 1978 (Ascona, Switzerland)
Education
- 1921: DPhil, University of Munich (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1922–1926: University of Munich, Privatdozent in Theoretical Physics
- 1926–1928: University of Leipzig, Extraordinary Professor of Physics
- 1928–1948: University of Zurich, Ordinary Professor of Physics
- 1948–1969: University of Chicago, Professor Physics
- 1969–1978: University of Chicago, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1930–1930: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Visiting Professor
- 1947–1947: Purdue University, Visiting Professor
- 1949–1949: Stanford University, Visiting Professor
- 1951–1951: Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, Visiting Professor
- 1954–1954: University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Professor
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Oral History Interviews
- 1964: Available Online
Published Resources
Peter G. O. Freund, Charles J. Goebel, Yoichiro Nambu, and Reinhard Oehme, "Gregor Wentzel: 1898-1978", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
