Wolfgang Steinert

Who is Wolfgang Steinert?

Wolfgang Gerhard Herbert Steinert was a German electrical engineer.

After studying at RWTH Aachen University and Darmstadt University of Technology he worked for the Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker from 1968 to 2000. As a testing engineer he was head of the test laboratory of the VDE from 1971 until 1993. Being a "competent body" within the framework of the German EMC Law of 1992 from 1993 until his retirement in 2000, he acted as an intermediary between the rules of the European and German authorities and the need of the manufacturers of electric devices for reliable market access. Furthermore he contributed to the work of several standardization committees.

Wolfgang Steinert got married in 1970 and had one son. In 2010 he died due to colorectal cancer.

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