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Chronology

Born in Chirlitz/Chrlice, Moravia.

Moves to Untcrsicbcnbrunn cast of Vienna.

Attcnds sccondary school in Krcmsicr/K.rom£nź, Moravia. Attcnds thc Univcrsity of Yicnna.

Privatdozcnt in Vienna.

Profcssor of mathcmatics and physics (1866) at thc Uni-versity of Graz in Styria.

MarriesLudovica Marussig in Graz.

Profcssor of cxperimcntal physics at thc University of Praguc.

Birth of four sons and one daughter.

Rcctor of thc Univcrsity of Praguc.

The Univcrsity of Prague split into German and Czech institutions.

Rcctor of the German University of Praguc until his resig-nation in January 1884.

First photograph of projectile shock wavcs.

Publication of physics textbooks used in German and Aus-trian secondary schools.

Co-editor of cducational journal.

Suicide of Heinrich Mach.

Profcssor of philosophy at thc University of Yicnna.

Stroke pcrmancntly paralyses thc right half of his body. Oflicial rctircmcnt from univcrsity posidon and appoint ment to thc Austrian House of Pcers.

Livcs in rctircmcnt in Yicnna.

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