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Teaching in German universities was limited to the winter semester of 15 weeks and the summer semester of 14 weeks. Professors had plenty of time for other activities. Röntgen chose to travel in Italy, to hike in the Swiss Alps and to take a cure in a luxurious spa resort. In the 1880s and 1890s, Röntgen and his wife spent their summer holidays in Switzerland in Pontresina where they assembled a group of close friends. From the late 1880s onwards, they went to Italy in springtime. A Christmas holiday in Davos became a tradition from 1903/1904 on. Röntgen loved to be outdoors. Hunting gave him the opportunity to go with friends or on his own, enjoying the tranquillity of the forest which gave him peace of mind.
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Rosenbusch, G., de Knecht-van Eekelen, A. (2019). Enjoying the Company of Friends, Hiking, Hunting, and Playing. In: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. Springer Biographies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97661-7_4
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