The original was called Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry , and it was founded in 1911 . That became part of the Max Planck Society and took the name of the first director , Fritz Haber , in 1953 . The original Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Elektrochemistry , founded in 1911 , was incorporated in the Max Planck Society and simultaneously renamed for its first director , Fritz Haber , in 1953 .