Marriage
Mahler marries Alma Schindler (1879 -1964), twenty years his junior and the stepdaughter of the noted Viennese painter Carl Moll
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1902 in Germany
Explore 16 historical events and records for Germany in 1902.
Historical records for Germany in 1902
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March
November
Bavarian Interior Ministry
Returns to the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior as a Regierungsrat, working particularly on folk art and monument preservation.
December
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on sugar and purine synthesis.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writing, especially A History of Rome.
Other events (month unknown)
Birth of Georg Dertinger
Birth of Georg Dertinger
Die Blechschmiede
Publication of "Die Blechschmiede"
Early Madrid Victory
Scores twice as Barcelona defeat Madrid FC 3-1 in the Copa de la Coronacion.
Industrialists Union
Founds the Union of Saxon Industrialists, creating an organisation for Saxon industrial interests.
Legislation
The Tariff Law, increases duties particularly on imported grain from Russia
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on sugar and purine syntheses.
Photoelectric Electron Energy
Shows that photoelectron energy depends strongly on light frequency rather than simply on intensity.
Reform of Taxation
The Tariff Law, increases duties particularly on imported grain from Russia
Saxon Industrial Organisation
Establishes the Union of Saxon Industrialists as a base for organised industrial representation.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Saxony
Symphony No 5 in C-sharp minor/D major
Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor/D major
Union of Saxon Industrialists (USI)
Founds the Union of Saxon Industrialists
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