Max von Laue

Max von Laue
Max von Laue
	Laue in 1929
Born	Max Theodor Felix Laue; 9 October 1879; Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	24 April 1960 (aged 80); West Berlin, West Germany
Resting place	Stadtfriedhof, Göttingen
Alma mater	University of Berlin (Dr. phil.); University of Munich (Dr. habil.);
Known for	X-ray diffraction; Laue equations;
Spouse	Magdalene Degen (m. 1910)
Children	2, including Theodore H. Von Laue
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1914); Nobel Prize in Physics (1914); Max Planck Medal (1932);
	Scientific career
Fields	Wave optics
Institutions	University of Berlin (1906–1909, 1919–1943); University of Munich ; (1909–1912); University of Zurich ; (1912–1914); University of Frankfurt (1914–1919);
Thesis	Über die Interferenzerscheinungen an planparallelen Platten (1903)
Doctoral advisor	Max Planck
Other academic advisors	Arnold Sommerfeld
Doctoral students	Nikhil Ranjan Sen (1921); Leo Szilard (1922); Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer (1936); Friedrich Beck (1952);
Other notable students	Johannes Geiss; Maurice Goldhaber; Karl Herzfeld; Fritz London; Werner Reichardt; Eugene Wigner;

Max Theodor Felix von Laue (German: [maks fɔn ˈlaʊ̯ə] ^ⓘ; 9 October 1879 – 24 April 1960) was a German physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 "for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals."

In addition to his scientific endeavors with contributions in optics, crystallography, quantum theory, superconductivity, and the theory of relativity, Laue had a number of administrative positions which advanced and guided German scientific research and development during four decades. A strong objector to Nazism, he was instrumental in re-establishing and organizing German science after World War II.