Background
Zemanek, Heinz was born on January 1, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Ferdinand and Theresia (Renner) Zemanek.
Zemanek, Heinz was born on January 1, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Ferdinand and Theresia (Renner) Zemanek.
Diplom-Ingenieur, University of Technology Vienna, 1944. Doctor technicae, University of Technology Vienna, 1951. Doctor (honorary), University Linz, Austria, 1982.
Doctor Ing. (honorary), University Erlangen, Federal Republic Germany, 1986.
Telecommunications researcher German Air Force, 1943-1945. Engaged in business, 1945-1947. Member faculty University of Technology Vienna, since 1947, professor telecommunications and computer science, since 1964.
With International Business Machines Corporation, 1961-1985, director International Business Machines Corporation Laboratory, Vienna, 1961-1975.
Author: Information Theory, 1959, Calendar and Chronology, 1978, 4th edition, 1987, 5th edition, 1990. Co-author: Computers, 1971. Editor professional journals.
International commander for Austria, Boy Scouts, 1949-1953. Member West Berlin Academy Arts, Austrian Computer Society (past president), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Catholic Academy. Correspondent member Spanish Academy of Sciences.
Honorary member International Federation Information Processing (president 1971-1974), Computer Society Japan, Computer Society Son of Africa, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences, honorary member Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Faculty, University of Technology, Vienna 1947-1961; since 1977; Academy, of Sciences (Austria), Academy, of Fine Arts (W. Berlin), Catholic Academy (Vienna); Royal Academy, of Spain; IFIP, Computer Societies of Austria, Japan, S. Africa.
Married Maria Assumpta Lindebner, August 12, 1950. Children: Georg, Benedicta.