Georg Hans Madelung, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Hans Madelung

German aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1889

Place of Birth: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1972

Profession: engineer, university teacher, aerospace engineer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Georg Hans Madelung (born 31 July 1889 in Rostock, died 17 August 1972 in Uffing) was a German academic and aeronautical engineer.
Madelung studied at a several German Technical Universities before his service as a pilot in the First World War.
After the war he lectured and worked in Germany and the United States, working on a number of significant aeronautical achievements.
Madelung joined the Nazi Party in 1937, and during the Second World War was involved with aeronautical warfare research, including work with Wernher von Braun's rocket program.
After the cessation of hostilities, Madelung resumed academic work in both Germany and the USA.
Madelung's research at the Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland included the effects of high acceleration on the human body.
He permanently returned to live in Germany from 1954 until his death in 1972.
The second son of his marriage to Elisabeth Emma née Messerschmidt is Wilferd Madelung, a noted scholar in Islamic studies.