Deaths on December 2

Paul Heinrich von Groth

Died on December 2, 1927

Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)

Paul Heinrich Ritter von Groth (23 June 1843 – 2 December 1927) was a German mineralogist. His most important contribution to science was his systematic classification of minerals based on their chemical compositions and crystal structures.

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Events on 1927

10 Jan

Metropolis (1927 film)
Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
23 Feb

Uncertainty principle
German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
5 May

Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is first published.
27 May

Ford Model T
The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
26 Jun

Coney Island
The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.

Deaths on December 2

Paul Heinrich von Groth

Died on December 2, 1927

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Events on 1927

Metropolis (1927 film)

Uncertainty principle

Virginia Woolf

Ford Model T

Coney Island