Jakob Knudsen Jakobsen

Background

Jakobsen, Jakob Knudsen was born on August 7, 1912 in Bording Sogn, Denmark. Son of Laust Peder and Inger Marie (Kristensen) Jakobsen. came to the United States, 1952, naturalized, 1958.

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Royal Technology University Denmark, 1941.

Career

Assistant to professor machine design Royal Technology University, Denmark, 1941. Mechanical engineer turbines Brown Boveri et Cie, Switzerland, 1941-1943. Project engineer co-generation steam power station Public Power Utilities of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1943-1945.

Mechanical engineer, assistant to chief engineer turbo-supercharge two-stroke marine Diesel engines Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, 1945-1952. Gas turbine engineer Clark Brothers division Dresser Industries, Olean, New York, 1952-1955. Staff engineer automotive research Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, 1955-1960.

Senior technical specialist for Research and Development of liquid rocket engines for space program Rocketdyne division Rockwell International, Canoga Park, California, 1960-1977. Consultant to industry on rocket engines, aircraft auxiliary power units, co-generation power plants, aircraft environmental control systems, from 1977.

Achievements

• Licensed professional engineer, Michigan, California.

Membership

Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials (committee for erosion by cavitation and impingement since 1964), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (recipient Melville Gold medal 1964), Society Automotive Engineers, Danish Institute Civil Engineers.

Connections

Married Eva Koch, November 19, 1941 (deceased 1983). Children– Marianne Gyrithe (Mistress Earl C. Green), Peter Laust (deceased 1969), Claus Michael, Suzanne Elizabeth (Mistress Paul B. Marsh), Niels-Olaf Sejten, Lars Jakob.

Father:

Laust Peder Jakobsen

Mother:

Inger Marie (Kristensen) Jakobsen

Spouse:

Eva Koch

child:

Claus Michael Jakobsen

child:

Suzanne Elizabeth Jakobsen (Mistress Paul B. Marsh)

child:

Marianne Gyrithe Jakobsen (Mistress Earl C. Green)

child:

Niels-Olaf Sejten Jakobsen

child:

Peter Laust Jakobsen (deceased 1969)

child:

Lars Jakob Jakobsen