Reimar Lüst
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Reimar Lüst is a German
astrophysicist. He was the director general of the European Space Agency
(ESA) from 1984 until 1990. Dr. Lüst received degrees in physics from Göttingen, Chicago and Princeton University and was a professor at New York, MIT and Caltech before he became the director general of the ESA.
, but his education was interrupted in 1941 by military service for the German Navy
. In the military, Dr. Lüst served as a Lieutenant Engineer on submarines. He became a prisoner-of-war (POW) in England and the USA from 1943 to 1946.
of the University of Chicago
and at Princeton University
in 1955 through 1956.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
astrophysicist. He was the director general of the European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
(ESA) from 1984 until 1990. Dr. Lüst received degrees in physics from Göttingen, Chicago and Princeton University and was a professor at New York, MIT and Caltech before he became the director general of the ESA.
Early Life
Reimar Lüst was born on March 25, 1923 in Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany. He began formal education at the age of 10 at the Humanistisches Gymnasium in KasselKassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, but his education was interrupted in 1941 by military service for the German Navy
German Navy
The German Navy is the navy of Germany and is part of the unified Bundeswehr .The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet of the revolutionary era of 1848 – 52 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy...
. In the military, Dr. Lüst served as a Lieutenant Engineer on submarines. He became a prisoner-of-war (POW) in England and the USA from 1943 to 1946.
Education
After being released from England and the USA as a POW, Dr. Lüst returned to his education in 1946. He received his BS in Physics from the University of Frankfurt/Main in 1949. He then went on to receive his Doctorate from the University of Göttingen in 1951. Later, Dr. Lüst was selected as a Fulbright Fellow at the Enrico Fermi InstituteEnrico Fermi Institute
The Institute for Nuclear Studies was founded September, 1945 as part of the University of Chicago with Samuel King Allison as director. On November 20, 1955 it was renamed The Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies...
of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1955 through 1956.