Chronology:
1882- Born on April 14 in Berlin.
1904- Finished his doctorate studies in physics under Max Planck (after studying in
both Heidelberg and Lausanne).
1911- Held a teaching post at the University of Rostock.
1921- Held a teaching post at the Unversity of Kiel
1922- Professor of the Philosophy of Inductive Sciences at the University of Vienna.
1929- Held a visiting professorship at Stanford University.
1936- Shot and killed by a mentally unstable student in Vienna on June 22.