Walter Söhne, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Söhne

German agronomist

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1913

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2011

Profession: engineer, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Walter Söhne (7 October 1913 – 24 December 2011) was a pioneer in research on soil mechanics (terramechanics) and on improving the design of agricultural vehicles (tractors etc.), and was a very successful teacher as a professor from 1965 to 1982 at the Technical University of Munich.
He wrote many articles in German on related topics, and his Über die Historie der Bodenbearbeitungs- und Erntetechnik (1992) surveys the history of techniques of agricultural cultivation and harvesting.
In the 1970s he served as president of the International Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems.