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Timoshenko Medal
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Jakob Ackeret
1898-03-17 – 1981-03-27
Life & Legacy
Jakob Ackeret, FRAeS (17 March 1898 – 27 March 1981) was a Swiss aeronautical engineer. He is widely viewed as one of the foremost aeronautics experts of the 20th century.
Occupation & Career
physicist, university teacher, military flight engineer, inventor, aerospace engineer
Education
ETH Zurich
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Timoshenko Medal; Daniel Guggenheim Medal; Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring; honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University; honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Daniel Guggenheim Medal · Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics · Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society · honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University · honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring · Timoshenko Medal
Employer
ETH Zurich
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · National Academy of Engineering
Education & Institutions
ETH Zurich
Verified Legacy Record
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Daniel Guggenheim Medal
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q123301 · wikidata
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Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q123301 · wikidata
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honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q123301 · wikidata
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honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q123301 · wikidata
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Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q123301 · wikidata
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Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q123301 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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