Herman Potočnik

Scientist, Author

1892 – 1929

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Who was Herman Potočnik?

Herman Potočnik was a Slovene rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics of Slovene ethnicity. He is chiefly remembered for his work addressing the long-term human habitation of space.

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Born
Dec 22, 1892
Pula
Also known as
  • Herman Potocnik
  • Hermann Noordung
Parents
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • Slovenes
Nationality
  • Croatia
Profession
Education
  • Vienna University of Technology
Lived in
  • Maribor
  • Vitanje
Died
Aug 27, 1929
Vienna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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