Ludwig Prandtl
German physicist
Ludwig Prandtl was a German fluid dynamicist, physicist and aerospace scientist. He was a pioneer in the development of rigorous systematic mathematical analyses which he used for underlying the science of aerodynamics, which have come to form the... Wikipedia
Born: February 4, 1875, Freising, Germany
Died: August 15, 1953 (age 78 years), Göttingen, Germany
Education: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1989–1900), Technical University of Munich (1894–1898), and Staatl. Ludwigsgymnasium München, Ausbildungsrichtung: HG; SG
Notable students: Theodore von Kármán, Johann Nikuradse, Hermann Schlichting, and more
Academic advisor: August Föppl
Spouse: Gertrud Föppl (m. 1909)