6 7 4 I N D E X
University of Hamburg, AE lectures at, 262, 265,
587c
University of Hanover, AE lectures at, 604c
University of Rostock, 500-year anniversary,
222
University of Utrecht, Peter Debye named pro-
fessor at, 21n
University of Vienna, invites AE to lecture, 17,
38
University of Wisconsin, invites AE to lecture, l,
479, 494
University of Zurich: AE considers position at,
xxxiv; appointment at, xxxvi; lectures at,
xxxvi; lectures on relativity at, xxxi; AE of-
fers courses, 178
Unthan, Carl (1848–1928), on his militant paci-
fism, 273–274
Urania in Vienna: invites AE to lecture, accept-
ed, 609c, 610c, on AE’s lecture series, 611c
Utrecht, Veterinary School of, 29n
Vaihinger, Hans (1852–1933): xlv, 260, 246n,
260, 268n, 288, 299, 332, 456; AE recom-
mends Cassirer to, xlviii; “Als-Ob confer-
ence,” reports to AE on, 586c; requests
permission to publish AE’s Leyden lecture,
573c. See also “Als-Ob conference”
Vapor pressure, of solids, 353
Varic;ak, Vladimir (1865–1942): xxx, 5–6, 13,
22; and Einstein-Maric; , Mileva, 5, 23; manu-
script of, 10, 13; on reality of length contrac-
tion in special relativity, debate with AE, 14–
15; on Lorentz transformations in Lobatchef-
skyan geometry, 8; on rotation of rigid bodies
in special relativity, 7; on misprints in Ein-
stein 1905r, 6; sends cheese to AE, 21; son of,
21
Veblen, Oswald (1880–1960), 441
Vegard, Lars (1880–1963), 303
Veraguth, Otto (1870–1944), 55
Verein Schwäbische Sternwarte. See
Schwäbische Sternwarte Society
Veringenstadt, 213
Versailles treaty, Germany requests modifica-
tion of, 583c
Vienna, Friedrich Adler awaits sentence in,
xxxiv
Viereck, George (1884–1962), 274
Vierwaldstättersee (Lake Lucerne), 41, 42
Vieweg publishing house. See Publishers
Vincent, George E. (1864–1941), 546
Vincent, Walter, 545, 546
Violins. See Ehrenfest, Paul
Viscosity, of suspensions, 12
Visser, Johannes Theodoor de, xliii–xliv
Voigt, Woldemar (1850–1919), 372
Volkart, Gustav, 193
Volkshochschule für Proletarier, Berlin, AE lec-
tures at, 261
Vollenhoven, Cornelis van (1874–1933): xliv,
xlvi, 374–375, 585c, 587c, 588c; on AE’s sal-
ary as special professor, 375
Wachsmuth, Friedrich (1868–1941): 94, 95n,
335, 336, 516; anti-Semitism of, 360; invites
AE to University of Frankfurt, 599c
Wagner, Ernst, requests additional KWIP funds
for high-voltage battery and maintenance,
579c, pending, 582c, 591c, granted, 609c
Wagner, Mário Basto (1887–1922): 484, 548; on
Planck’s generalization of Nernst’s heat the-
orem, 485, 548; requests copy of Einstein
1914n, 484–485
War, AE on causes of, 26
Warburg, Emil (1846–1931): 109n, 303n, 397,
481; nominates Max von Laue as member of
PAW, 570c
Warburg, Max (1867–1946), 514
Warburg, Paul (1868–1932): 538–539; as agent
for AE’s planned US trip, 515n, 530, 538
Washington, D.C., National Academy of Scienc-
es, invites AE, l
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786–1826), 402
Weber, Rudolf (1874–1920), 390, 456
Wednesday physics colloquium, Berlin, 273
Weggis (Canton Lucerne), 111–112, 121, 127
Wegscheider, Rudolf (1859–1935), 323n
Weigert, Fritz (1876–1947), 572c, 573c
Weil, Paula, 97
Weimar coalition, xlii
Weimar, 119
Weiss, Pierre (1865–1940): xlvi, 25, 26n, 36,
125, 126, 207, 366, 368, 373, 404, 472; par-
ticipates in “Magnet-Woche,” xlvi, 468, 469,
475; invited to 1921 Solvay meeting, 303
Weissgerber, Andreas (1900–1941), 266
Weiss-Rances, Jane (?–1919), 207
Welch, William (1850–1934), 546
Wende, Erich (1884–1966), on position for
Buchholz, 453
Wermuth, Adolf (1855–1927), 570c