Background
Pfeiffer, Friedrich Gottfried was born on February 22, 1935 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Son of Hans and Elisabeth Auguste (Blum) Pfeiffer.
Mechanical engineering educator
Pfeiffer, Friedrich Gottfried was born on February 22, 1935 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Son of Hans and Elisabeth Auguste (Blum) Pfeiffer.
Diploma in mechanical engineering, Technology Hochschule Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 1961. Doctor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Technology Hochschule Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 1965. Doctor (honorary), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1998.
Lecturer in aerodynamics Technology School Darmstadt, Munich, 1966-1982. From research engineer in space division to vice president guided missiles Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, 1966-1982. Professor mechanics Technology University, since 1982.
Consultant in field, Germany, since 1982, consultant professor Tongii University, Shanghai, 1999.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft-und Raumfahrt, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, European mechanics Society, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Married Ruth Helga Gumprecht, April 21, 1961. Children: Andreas, Katharina.