Carl Rudolf Vidal

Background

Vidal, Carl Rudolf was born on July 21, 1937 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Ludwig and Marie Luise (Reichardt) Vidal.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Technology U. Munich, 1964; habilitation, U. Kiel, 1981.

Career

Physicist, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Germany, 1964-1966; project leader, NBS, United States, 1966-1969, 69-72; section chief, Max Planck Institute for Extraterr Physics, Germany, since 1972; honorary professor, U. Innsbruck, Austria, since 1985. Lecturer U. Kiel, Germany, 1982-1985.

Achievements

• Carl Rudolf Vidal has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Optical Society American, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.

Interests

• Avocation: music.

Connections

Married Jacqueline H. Henning, September 9, 1966. Children: Martin, Silvia, Rudolf, Stefan.

Father:

Ludwig Vidal

Mother:

Marie Luise (Reichardt) Vidal

Spouse:

Jacqueline H. Henning

child:

Stefan Vidal

child:

Rudolf Vidal

child:

Martin Vidal

child:

Silvia Vidal