Karl Ramsayer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Ramsayer

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1911

Place of Birth: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1982

Profession: astronomer, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Karl Ramsayer (29 September 1911, Schwäbisch Gmünd – 24 December 1982, near Stuttgart) was a German geodesist and is well known as one of the most important scientists in geodetic astronomy and in electronic navigation. In the 1950s Ramsayer became professor at the Geodetic Institute of the University of Stuttgart.
In the following years he founded the Institut für Navigation which he developed to a leading research institute in the fields of avionics.
Many patents in automatic positioning methods and air guidance systems have their origin in Stuttgart research projects.