Background
Schnittger, Jan Rydh was born on May 18, 1922 in Danderyd, Stockholms, Sweden. Son of Bror and Hanna Albertina (Rydh) Schnittger.
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Jan Rydh Schnittger, Swedish Education educator. Board of directors Swedish National Council for Science Information and Documents, 1968, National.Def. Research Institute, Foreign Operations Administration, 1970-1978, vice-chairman 1978-1985. Ensign Swedish Army Infantry, 1944-1953. Member National Research and Development Committee Association of Engineering Industries, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
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Education
Baccalaureate, Norra Real, Stockholm, 1940; Master of Arts, Kungl Tekniska Högskolgh, Stockholm, 1947; Tech Licentiate, Kungl Tekniska Högskolgh, Stockholm, 1950; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
Career
Design engineer, Svenska Turbinfabriks Aktiebolaget Ljungström, Finspong, Sweden, 1947-1955; assistant professor aeronautica engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951-1953; chief engineer, Svenska Turbinfabriks Aktiebolaget Ljungström, Finspong, 1955-1961; research director, Atlas Copco, Nacka, Sweden, 1961-1965; technical director, Alfa Laval, Tumba, Sweden, 1966-1967; vice president Research and Development, Alfa Laval, Tumba, Sweden, 1967-1971; professor of machine elements, Kungl Tekniska Hogskolan, Stockholm, 1971-1987. Visiting professor Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1976-1977, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, 1985-1987.
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Board of directors Swedish National Council for Science Information and Documents, 1968, National.Def. Research Institute, Foreign Operations Administration, 1970-1978, vice-chairman 1978-1985. Ensign Swedish Army Infantry, 1944-1953.
Member National Research and Development Committee Association of Engineering Industries, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
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Married Ulla Brita Forsberg, June 23, 1946. Children: Agneta, Ingela, Vendela.
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1953