In the German Wikipedia there is a photograph of the lecture timetable, University of Berlin, 1928. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/N

In the German Wikipedia there is a photograph of the lecture timetable, University of Berlin, 1928. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/NeumannVonMargitta.jpg/410px-NeumannVonMargitta.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Ne... Von Neumann's scheduled his lectures as follows - Wed and Sunday (!) 9-11 am; - Friday 3.30-5pm - Tue 7-9pm (Invited Talks / Faculty Seminar) - Mon 4-5 pm I think that was uncommon even in the old days.