Background
Wittenberg, Hans was born on December 11, 1925 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Jan Hendrik and Maria Leonora (Van den Kieboom) Wittenberg.
aerospace engineering educator
Wittenberg, Hans was born on December 11, 1925 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Jan Hendrik and Maria Leonora (Van den Kieboom) Wittenberg.
Master of Science, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1948.
Staff, Delft U. Technology, 1950-1954;
senior lecturer aerospace engineering, Delft U. Technology, 1954-1961;
professor aerospace engineering, Delft U. Technology, 1961-1990;
part-time professor aerospace, Delft U. Technology, 1990-1995. Member, chairman Space Research Organisation Netherlands, 1972-1988. Member, chairman Propulsion and Energetics Panel Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, Paris, 1973-1987.
Board directors National Aerospace Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1972-1993, Netherlands Aerospace Agency, Delft, 1973-1997.
Chairman board Noordwyk (The Netherlands) Space Expo, since 1991. Lieutenant, Royal Netherlands Air Force, 1948-1950, The Hague. Fellow British Interplanetary Society.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Royal Aeronautical Society, American Helicopter Society, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Luft-Und Raumfahrt, Netherlands Association Aeronautical Engineers (chairman 1964-1975), Neth. Society Astronautics (honorary, chairman 1970-1973).
Married Anke Maria Jense, February 2, 1950 (divorced 1961). Children: Remco Jan, Esther Maria. Married Hetty Julia Rubenkamp, March 21, 1986 (deceased June 1989).