Background
Herzfeld, Karl Ferdinand was born on February 24, 1892 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Charles August (Doctor of Medicine and Camilla (Herzog) H.
Herzfeld, Karl Ferdinand was born on February 24, 1892 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Charles August (Doctor of Medicine and Camilla (Herzog) H.
Student Schotten Gymnasium, Vienna, 1902-1910, U. Vienna, 1910-1912, U. Zurich, 1912-1913, U. Göttingen, 1913-1914. Doctor of Philosophy, University Vienna, 1914. Doctor of Science honoris causa, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1932, Marquette University, 1933.
Doctor of Science, University Maryland., 1956, Manhattan College, 1959.
Honorary degrees Fordham University, 1960, Institute Technology Stuttgart, 1962, Catholic U. American, 1963, U. Notre Dame, 1965, Providence College, 1965.
Privat-docent University Munich, 1920, a.o. professor, 1923. Speyer guest professor, Johns Hopkins, 1926, professor physics, 1926-1936. Head department physics Catholic U. American, 1936-1961, professor, 1936-1968, professor emeritus, 1968-1978.
Served as First lieutenant Austrian Army, 1914-1918. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Acoustical Society American. Member Washington Academy Science, Washington Philosophical Society, German Physical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha.
Knights of Columbus.
Married Regina Flannery, 1938.