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Hermann Oberth

Hermann Oberth
Oberth in the 1950s
Born
Hermann Julius Oberth

(1894-06-25)25 June 1894
Nagyszeben (Hermannstadt), Austria-Hungary (today Sibiu, Romania)
Died28 December 1989(1989-12-28) (aged 95)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipHungarian, Romanian,[3] German[4]
Alma materUniversity of Cluj
AwardsPrix REP-Hirsch, 1929; Wilhelm Exner Medal 1969[1]
Scientific career
FieldsAstronautics and physics
Doctoral advisorAugustin Maior
Notable studentsWernher von Braun[2]
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Hermann Julius Oberth (German: [ˈhɛrman ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈoːbɛrt]; 25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocket pioneer of Transylvanian Saxon descent.[3] Oberth supported Nazi Germany's war effort and received the War Merit Cross (1st Class) in 1943.[5]

  1. ^ Editor, ÖGV. (2015). Wilhelm Exner Medal. Austrian Trade Association. ÖGV. Austria.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference VonBraun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Neufeld, Michael J. (October 1990). "Weimar Culture and Futuristic Technology: The Rocketry and Spaceflight Fad in Germany, 1923-1933". Technology and Culture. 31 (4). Johns Hopkins University Press: 727, 730. doi:10.2307/3105905. JSTOR 3105905. S2CID 111424680. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023 – via JSTOR.
  4. ^ Taylor Tillman, Nola (5 March 2013). "Hermann Oberth: German Father of Rocketry". Space.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023. Oberth became a German citizen in 1940.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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