BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
Danish physicist. Studied in Göttingen 1927-1929; attended
lectures by a.o. Pohl and Born. Mag. scient. 1931, Copenhagen University
gold medal 1935, Dr. phil. 1939 (with dissertation: Der Physiker L.V.
Lorentz). Worked mainly as a high school teacher until 1957. As a
professor of mathematics under UNESCO, he stayed in Monrovia, Liberia,
1951-52 to help build up a science faculty at the local university, and
he had teaching assignments at the Danish Naval Academy and the Royal
Danish School of Educational Studies, in the period before 1957. Prof.
phys. at Copenhagen University 1957-77. He took a special interest in
the paedagogical aspects of both university and gymnasium education and
in the history of science.
DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTION:
Manuscripts for addresses, lectures and articles, a few by other
authors. Danish Biographical Encyclopedia manuscripts. Oppositions to
dissertations. Reprints of articles by Pihl and by others.
Pihl bibliography.
1 box with Neugebauer reprints.
1 box with private correspondence.
Correspondents include:
Aage Bertelsen, Harald Bohr, Max Born, K.M. Carstens, J.A. Christiansen,
S.J. Dyksterhuis, Louis Hjelmslev, Egil Hylleraas, Sigurd Højby,
E.S. Johansen, Jørgen Jørgensen, Hendrik Anton Kramers,
Kirstine Meyer, Otto Neugebauer, H. Oppermann, Poul Rubinstein,
Harald Wergeland.
16 boxes. Correspondence arranged alphabetically. Danish, English