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Reimar Lüst

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Reimar Lüst
Born(1923-03-25)25 March 1923
Died31 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 97)[1]
NationalityGerman
Alma materFrankfurt/Main, University of Göttingen, University of Chicago, Princeton
Known forDirector General of the ESA
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics

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.[2] Lüst was a professor at New York, MIT and Caltech before he became the director general of the ESA.[3]

References

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  1. Obituary of the Max Planck Society, German
  2. "ESA - About ESA - Reimar Lüst". ESA. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  3. Herzberg, Philipp. "Who is Reimar Lüst". The Pulse of the World. Retrieved April 7, 2011.[permanent dead link]