Historical place archive

Oxford in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Oxford in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1931–1931

Historical events in Oxford

1931

1931
Oxford Rhodes Lectures
Albert Einstein · Physics

Gives three Rhodes Memorial Lectures on relativity, cosmology and his latest work in theoretical physics.

23 May 1931
Oxford Honorary Doctorate
Albert Einstein · Physics

Receives an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Oxford.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Oxford. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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