Otto Laporte
- Born: July 23, 1902 (Mainz, Germany)
- Died: March 28, 1971 (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Education
- 1920–1921: University of Frankfurt
- 1924: PhD, University of Munich (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1924–1926: National Bureau of Standards, International Education Board Fellow
- 1924–1926: University of Michigan, Instructor in Physics
- 1927–1935: University of Michigan, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1935–1945: University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1945–1971: University of Michigan, Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1928–1928: Kyoto Imperial University, Instructor
- 1928–1928: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Tokyo, Instructor
- 1933–1933: Tokyo Imperial University, Instructor
- 1937–1937: Tokyo Imperial University, Instructor
- 1949–1950: United States Army, Intelligence Analyst, European Command Headquarters
- 1954–1956: United States Department of State, Scientific Attaché, United States Embassy, Tokyo
- 1961–1963: United States Department of State, Scientific Attaché, United States Embassy, Tokyo
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1964: Available Online
Published Resources
H. R. Crane and D. M. Dennison, "Otto Laporte: 1902-1971", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
