Lüst, Reimar, 1923-2020

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Name (Latin)
Lüst, Reimar, 1923-2020
Date of birth
1923-03-25
Date of death
2020-03-31
Place of birth
Barmen (Wuppertal, Germany)
Associate group
European Space Research Organisation
European Space Agency
Occupation
Astrophysicists
Associated Language
ger
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 85172508
Wikidata: Q73713
Library of congress: n 90695029
DLC: n 90695029
LIBRARY_OF_CONGRESS: 98115522030000041
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

Reimar Lüst (German: [ˈʁaɪmaʁ ˈlyːst]; 25 March 1923 – 31 March 2020) was a German astrophysicist. He worked in European space science from its beginning, as the scientific director of the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) from 1962 and as Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) from 1984 until 1990. Lüst taught internationally and influenced German politics as chairman of the Wissenschaftsrat from 1969 to 1972. He was the president of the German Max Planck Society from 1972 to 1984. As chairman of the board of Jacobs University Bremen, he shaped the international school towards excellence. His awards include Officer of the Légion d’Honneur and the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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