Max von Laue

Max von Laue (1879–1960) was a German physicist, university teacher, and crystallographer. Born in Koblenz, he studied at the University of Göttingen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the University of Zurich. His doctoral advisor was Max Planck. Laue held positions at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Goethe University Frankfurt, and the University of Zurich, with Munich listed as a work location. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Laue received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Max Planck Medal, the Helmholtz Medal, and the Matteucci Medal. His works include *Röntgenstrahl-Interferenzen*, *Die Relativitatstheorie*, *Das relativitätsprinzip*, and *History of physics*. He was the father of Theodore Hermann Von Laue and the teacher of Leó Szilárd. He died in West Berlin, Berlin, from an accidental death and is buried in Göttingen City Cemetery.