Reimar Lüst
Reimar Lüst | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1923 |
| Died | 31 March 2020 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Frankfurt/Main, University of Göttingen, University of Chicago, Princeton |
| Known for | Director General of the ESA |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
Reimar Lüst (25 March 1923 – 31 March 2020) was a German astrophysicist. He was the president of the German Max Planck Society from 1972 to 1984 and the director general of the European Space Agency (ESA) from 1984 until 1990. Lüst was a professor at New York, MIT and Caltech before he became the director general of the ESA.
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989.
References
- ↑ Obituary of the Max Planck Society, German
- ↑ "ESA - About ESA - Reimar Lüst". ESA. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Herzberg, Philipp. "Who is Reimar Lüst". The Pulse of the World. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Reimar Lüst". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
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