Hermann Oberth
Hungarian-German physicist
Hermann Julius Oberth was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocket pioneer of Transylvanian Saxon descent. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics, along with Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Konstantin... Wikipedia
Born: June 25, 1894, Sibiu, Romania
Died: December 28, 1989 (age 95 years), Nuremberg, Germany
Spouse: Tilli Oberth (m. 1918)
Awards: Prix REP-Hirsch, 1929; Wilhelm Exner Medal 1969
Doctoral advisor: Augustin Maior
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