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Wernher von Braun
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Von Braun in 1960
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| Born |
Wernher Magnus Maximilian,
Freiherr von Braun
(1912-03-23)23 March 1912 |
| Died | 16 June 1977(1977-06-16) (aged 65)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
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| Burial place | Ivy Hill Cemetery[1] |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education |
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| Occupation(s) | Rocket engineer and designer, aerospace project manager |
| Known for | NASA engineering program manager; chief architect of the Apollo Saturn V rocket; development of the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party (1937–1945) |
| Spouse |
Maria Luise von Quistorp
(
m. 1947)
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives |
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| Awards | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
Allgemeine SS |
| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Sturmbannführer (major) |
| Awards |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Rocket propulsion |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Konstruktive, theoretische und experimentelle Beiträge zu dem Problem der Flüssigkeitsrakete (1934) |
| Doctoral advisor | Erich Schumann |
| Signature | |
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Wernher von Braun
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Von Braun in 1960
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|
| Born |
Wernher Magnus Maximilian,
Freiherr von Braun
(1912-03-23)23 March 1912 |
| Died | 16 June 1977(1977-06-16) (aged 65)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
|
| Burial place | Ivy Hill Cemetery[1] |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education |
|
| Occupation(s) | Rocket engineer and designer, aerospace project manager |
| Known for | NASA engineering program manager; chief architect of the Apollo Saturn V rocket; development of the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party (1937–1945) |
| Spouse |
Maria Luise von Quistorp
(
m. 1947)
|
| Children | 3 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives |
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| Awards | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
Allgemeine SS |
| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Sturmbannführer (major) |
| Awards |
|
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Rocket propulsion |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Konstruktive, theoretische und experimentelle Beiträge zu dem Problem der Flüssigkeitsrakete (1934) |
| Doctoral advisor | Erich Schumann |
| Signature | |
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