Background
Hippel, Arthur Robert von was born on November 19, 1898 in Rostock, Germany. Son of Robert and Emma (Bremer) von Hippel.
Hippel, Arthur Robert von was born on November 19, 1898 in Rostock, Germany. Son of Robert and Emma (Bremer) von Hippel.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Goettingen, Germany.
Rockefeller fellow, University of California, 1927-1928;privatdozent, U. Jena, 1928-1929;privat dozent, U. Goettingen, 1930-1933;professor, U. Istanbul, 1933-1934;guest professor, U. Copenhagen, 1935-1936;assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1936-1940;associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940-1946;professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947-1962;Institute professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962-1964;Institute professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from 1964. Director laboratory for insulation research Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chairman conference on electrical insulation National Research Council, 1952.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, Washington Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Dagmar Franck, June 2, 1930. Children: Peter H., Arndt R., Frank N., Eric A., Marianne M.