Founder:
Oskar Vogt (*6. April 1870 in Husum, † 31. Juli 1959 in Freiburg im Breisgau)
Cécile Vogt, née Mugnier (*27. März 1875 in Annecy, † 4. Mai 1962 in Cambridge)
| 1898 | Foundation of a Neurological Central Station in Berlin by Cécile and Oskar Vogt |
| 1902 | Foundation of the Neurobiology Laboratory in Berlin and association with the University of Berlin |
| 1931 | Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Brain Research in Berlin (later Berlin-Buch) |
| 1937 | Foundation of the Institute of Brain Research and General Biology in Neustadt in the Black Forest |
| 1965 | Relocation of the Institute to Düsseldorf - after Cécile's death in 1962 - by Medical Academy of Düsseldorf |
| 1971 | Relocation of the Institute to the campus of the university in Düsseldorf |
References: Grell, U. (1997). On the history of the C. and O. Vogt Institute for brain research. Folia Anatomica, 25(1), 17-24. PDF