Reimar Lüst

German astrophysicist (1923–2020)

Reimar Lüst (German: [ˈʁaɪmaʁ ˈlyːst]; 25 March 1923 – 31 March 2020) was a German astrophysicist. He worked in European space science from its beginning, as the scientific director of the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) from 1962 and as Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) from 1984 until 1990.²

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Born Mar 25, 1923, died Mar 31, 2020.¹

About

Lüst taught internationally and influenced German politics as chairman of the Wissenschaftsrat from 1969 to 1972. He was the president of the German Max Planck Society from 1972 to 1984. As chairman of the board of Jacobs University Bremen, he shaped the international school towards excellence. His awards include Officer of the Légion d’Honneur and the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Companies

Max Planck SocietyChair 1972 to 1984¹⁵

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Chicago³
Date not recordedPrinceton University³
Date not recordedGoethe University Frankfurt³

Career

Occupation: astrophysicist, astronomer, mathematician, university teacher, physicist.⁷

1984 to 1990Director General of the European Space Agency⁵
1972 to 1984Chair, Max Planck Society⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Technical University of Munich⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München⁴
Date not recordedWorked at University of Hamburg⁴

Personal life

BornMar 25, 1923, Barmen⁸
DiedMar 31, 2020, Hamburg⁹
CitizenshipGermany¹⁰
SpousesRhea Lüst¹¹; Nina Grunenberg 1986 to 2017¹¹

Awards

1993Harnack medal¹²
1989Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia¹²
1987Wilhelm Exner Medal^{12 14}
1985Theodore von Kármán Award^{12 13}
1984Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art¹²
Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit¹²
Date not recordedGreat Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹²
Date not recordedOfficer of the Legion of Honour¹²
Date not recordedOfficer of the National Order of Merit¹²

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