Leipzig Professorship
Accepts a Leipzig professorship and becomes director of the university's Physical Institute.
Role range: 1927-1934
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Peter Debye Biography and Timeline
Follow Peter Debye through 4 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Peter Debye, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1927–1936Years on this page
1927
1933
Leipzig Lecture Weeks
Organises Leipzig lecture weeks attracting leading international physicists.
Role range: 1927-1934
1934
Departure from Leipzig
Leaves his Leipzig professorship after seven years directing major experimental and theoretical research.
Role range: 1927-1934
1936
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry after major research carried out during his Leipzig period.
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