Walter Hohmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Hohmann

German engineer

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1880

Place of Birth: Hardheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1945

Profession: astronomer, architect, engineer, civil engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Walter Hohmann (; German: ['ho?man]; 18 March 1880 – 11 March 1945) was a German engineer who made an important contribution to the understanding of orbital dynamics.
In a book published in 1925, Hohmann demonstrated a fuel-efficient path to move a spacecraft between two different orbits, now called a Hohmann transfer orbit.
He received his Ph.D.
from the RWTH Aachen University in 1920.