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Hermann Oberth
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Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989)
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Hermann Julius Oberth was a male physicist, inventor, essayist, and screenwriter born in Sibiu in 1894. He held citizenship in Romania and Germany and spoke German and Romanian. His professional work focused on astronautics and physics, and he was influenced by Jules Verne. Oberth authored twelve works, including *Ways to spaceflight*, *Stoff und leben*, *The rocket into planetary space*, *Briefwechsel*, and *Berliner Brennpunkt: Raumfahrt*. He also contributed to writing in the film industry.
Oberth participated in World War I and was a member of the Romanian Academy and the political party Die Heimat. He adhered to Lutheranism and resided in Munich, working in Feucht. His students included Wernher von Braun. He received the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, and the Wilhelm Exner Medal. Oberth died in Nuremberg in 1989 and was buried there.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1894
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Ways to spaceflight
- Stoff und leben
- The rocket into planetary space
- Briefwechsel
- Berliner Brennpunkt: Raumfahrt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Sibiu
- Place of death
- Nuremberg
- Occupation
- physician
- Political party
- Die Heimat
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Field of work
- physics
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Hermann Oberth 1950s.jpg
- Work location
- Feucht
- Residence
- Munich
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- Commons category
- Hermann Oberth
- date of birth
- 1894-06-25
- date of death
- 1989-12-28
- member of
- Romanian Academy
- influenced by
- Jules Verne
- Commons gallery
- Hermann Oberth
- name in native language
- Hermann Julius Oberth
- student
- Wernher von Braun
- place of burial
- Nuremberg
- pseudonym
- Fritz Hann
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Hermann Julius Oberth ( German: [ˈhɛrman ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈoːbɛrt]; 25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocket pioneer of Transylvanian Saxon descent. Oberth supported Nazi Germany's war effort and received the War Merit Cross (1st Class) in 1943.
Early life
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