Background
Laves, Kurt was born on August 24, 1866 in Lyck, Germany. Son of Hermann Karl and Julie (Krahnefeld) Laves.
Laves, Kurt was born on August 24, 1866 in Lyck, Germany. Son of Hermann Karl and Julie (Krahnefeld) Laves.
Graduate Kgl. Human. Gymnasium, Lyck, 1886. Student of University of Koenigsberg, 1886-1887, University of Berlin, 1887-1891, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, 1891. Assistant in Royal Observatory of Berlin, 1892-1893.
Docent, reader, assistant and associate in astronomy, University of Chicago, 1893-1897, instructor, 1897-1901, assistant professor, 1901-1908, associate professor, since 1908.
Member Astronomische Gesellschaft (Leipzig), Astronomical and Astrophysical Society America, American Mathematics Society.
Married Luise Moshagen, August 25, 1896.
