Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999
Gerhard Herzberg fonds, 1928-1997.
Scientific correspondence. Correspondence from 1940-1950 is missing. Vols. 1-5 (1928-1940) contain references to his research in the field of spectroscopy, employment opportunities in Germany, loss of his position at Darmstadt in 1935, emigration to Canada to teach at University of Saskatchewan. Vols. 6-39 (1950-1962) contain his correspondence as head of the Division of Physics at the National Research Council. Includes letters of reference, notices, evaluations of research papers, minutes, reports and by-laws of scientific societies.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Gerhard Herzberg studied physics at the Darmstadt Institute of Technology, where he also taught after receiving his doctor's degree in 1928. Relieved of his position in 1935 by the Nazis, he emigrated to Canada, where he taught at the University of Saskatchewan until 1945. After three years at the University of Chicago, he returned to Canada as head of the Division of Physics at the National Research Council, a position he held until his retirement in 1969. In 1971, he received the Nobel Prize of Chemistry for his work in the field of molecular spectroscopy.
Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999
National Research Council. Division of Physics.
University of Saskatchewan.
Spectrum analysis.
Emigration and immigration.
Minutes. aat
Reports. aat
Physicists -- Canada. lcsh
AIP-ICOS
Library and Archives Canada. Manuscript Division. 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada