Jena Party Congress
Participates in the SPD congress as a national executive member.
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1911 in Germany — Page 2
Explore 126 historical events and records for Germany in 1911.
Historical records for Germany in 1911
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September
SPD Congress Leadership
Guides debates on electoral reform, organization and political strategy.
SPD Organization
Supports the party's organizational work before the coming Reichstag election.
National Party Leadership
Takes a senior role within the national SPD organization.
Party Leadership Election
Joins the national leadership of Germany's largest socialist organization.
SPD Chairmanship
Is elected chairman of the Social Democratic Party.
SPD Executive Appointment
Is elected to the Social Democratic Party executive.
October
Experimental Radiation Physics
Contributes expertise from precision measurements of infrared radiation.
First Solvay Conference
Participates in the Solvay meeting devoted to radiation and quanta.
First Solvay Conference
Participates in the first Solvay Conference on radiation and quanta.
First Solvay Conference
Attends the first Solvay Conference as an experimental physicist.
First Solvay Conference
Attends the first Solvay Conference on radiation theory.
Quantum Physics Discussions
Contributes to discussions concerning emerging quantum concepts.
Quantum Theory Conference
Discusses quantum theory with leading European physicists in Brussels.
Radiation and Quanta Conference
Engages in international debate on quantum and thermodynamic problems.
November
Agadir Crisis
Under the Treaty of Fez Germany cedes France a small area of territory to the south-east of Fort Lamy, now part of Chad. A 275 000 km territory, known as Neukamerun, becomes part of the German colony of Kamerun and part of German West Africa, which only lasts briefly until they are captured by the allies in World War I
Agadir Crisis Convention
Approves territorial gains for Kamerun while abandoning claims in Morocco.
Agadir Crisis Settlement
Recognizes French predominance in Morocco in exchange for African territory.
French-German Convention
Obtains parts of French Equatorial Africa for German Kamerun.
Moroccan Settlement Accepted
Accepts the agreement ending the confrontation with France.
Morocco-Congo Agreement
Supports the Franco-German agreement transferring parts of French Equatorial Africa to German Cameroon.
Morocco-Congo Agreement
Concludes the November settlement by which Germany accepts France's Moroccan position in exchange for territory adjoining Cameroon.
Rule of Cameroons
A 275 000 km territory, known as Neukamerun, becomes part of the German colony of Kamerun and part of German West Africa, which only lasts briefly until they are captured by the allies in World War I
Rule of Chad
Under the Treaty of Fez Germany cedes France a small area of territory to the south-east of Fort Lamy, now part of Chad
Rule of Fort Lamy
Under the Treaty of Fez Germany cedes France a small area of territory to the south-east of Fort Lamy, now part of Chad
Rule of German South West Africa
A 275 000 km territory, known as Neukamerun, becomes part of the German colony of Kamerun and part of German West Africa, which only lasts briefly until they are captured by the allies in World War I
Rule of Neukamerun
A 275 000 km territory, known as Neukamerun, becomes part of the German colony of Kamerun and part of German West Africa, which only lasts briefly until they are captured by the allies in World War I
Treaty of Fez
Under the Treaty of Fez Germany cedes France a small area of territory to the south-east of Fort Lamy, now part of Chad
Birth of Josef Mengele
Birth of Josef Mengele
December
Heat Radiation Recognition
Is honored for foundational discoveries concerning black-body heat radiation.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the Nobel Prize for laws governing thermal radiation.
Laws of Thermal Radiation
Reviews experimental and theoretical work leading toward quantum physics.
Nobel Lecture
Delivers his Nobel lecture on the laws of thermal radiation.
Birth of Klaus Fuchs
Klaus Fuchs is born in Russelsheim in the German Empire.
German Physicist Born
The future theoretical physicist is born into a German family.
Colonial Secretary Appointment
Becomes state secretary of the Imperial Colonial Office.
Imperial Colonial Office
Assumes responsibility for Germany's overseas colonial administration.
Other events (month unknown)
Agadir Crisis Military Planning
Reviews German mobilization requirements amid heightened European tension.
Army Strength Planning
Directs the Prussian War Ministry during army-strength planning.
Artillery Inspector
Serves as inspector responsible for German field artillery.
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