Heinz Schmidtke

Background

Schmidtke, Heinz was born on August 6, 1925 in Goslar, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Hermann and Meta (Kaufmann) Schmidtke.

Education

Diploma in physics, Technology University, Braunschweig, Federal Republic Germany, 1949. Doctor of Natural Science, Technology University, Braunschweig, Federal Republic Germany, 1949. Habilitation, University Kiel, Kiel, Federal Republic Germany, 1960.

Career

Department head, Glanzstoff AG, Wuppertal, Federal Republic Germany, 1949-1954; invited professor ergonomics, University of California, Berkeley, 1955; department head ergonomics, Max Planck Institute Work Physiology, Dortmund, Federal Republic Germany, 1956-1962; professor, head institute ergonomics, Technology U., Munich, since 1962; president, Technology U., Munich, 1970-1972; vice president, Technology U., Munich, 1972-1975.

Achievements

• Heinz Schmidtke has been listed as a noteworthy Ergonomics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Gesellschaft Arbeitswissenschaft (president 1972-1978, 88-91, research award 1988), Verband Betriebsorganisation Germany (honorary), German Psychological Association, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea.

Connections

Son of; married Reingart Senekowitsch, September 14, 1995. Children: Christa, Gundulra, Klaus, Joachim, Jürgen.

Father:

Hermann Schmidtke

Mother:

Meta (Kaufmann) Schmidtke

Spouse:

Gisela Moll

child:

Joachim Schmidtke

child:

Klaus Schmidtke

child:

Gundulra Schmidtke

child:

Jürgen Schmidtke

child:

Christa Schmidtke