Background
Wolf, Peter Otto was born on May 9, 1918 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Richard and Dora (Bondy) Wolf.
Wolf, Peter Otto was born on May 9, 1918 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Richard and Dora (Bondy) Wolf.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University London, 1941. Doctor in Engineering (honorary), Dresden University of Technology, 1985.
Assistant Brundell & Farran, Doncaster, England, 1941—1944. Civilian assistant War Office, London, 1944—1945. Civil engineer Harold Marsh, King's Lynn, England, 1945.
Design engineer, then chief designer James Williamson, Glasgow, Scotland, 1945—1947. Engineer for Mullardoch dam John Cochrane & Son Ltd., Cannich, 1947—1949. Lecturer in fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering Imperial College, University London, 1949—1955, reader in hydrology, 1955—1966.
Visiting professor Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1959—1960, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1963, National University Mexico, 1968. Professor, head department civil engineering City University, London, 1966—1982, consultant, 1982—1985. Professor emeritus, since 1982.
Director Pell Frischmann Consultant Engineers Ltd., London, 1992—2003. Chairman United Kingdom Governor Consultative Committee Flood Protection Research and Development, 1983—1985. Member of court Brunel University, England, 1999—2002.
Consultant in field.
Member Natural Hazards Committee, United Kingdom, 1987-1990, vice chairman, 1990-1991, chairman, 1991-1993. Member executive committee Hazards Forum, United Kingdom, 1990-1998, distinguished member since 1998. Member United Kingdom coordination committee International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1992-1998.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Royal Academy Engineering, Institution Civil Engineers (vice chairman Glasgow branch 1946-1947, Telford Premium award 1953), Chartered Institution Water and Environmental Management (research committee), Royal Meteorological Society. Member British Hydromech. Research Association (honorary), British Hydrological Society (honorary, president 1987-1989), American Geophysical Union, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, International Association Hydraulic Research, American Institute Hydrology (Ray K. Linsley award 1988), Athenaeum Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Jennie Robinson, August 12, 1944 (divorced 1977). Children: Ann Elizabeth, John Richard, Michael Stephen. Married Janet Elizabeth Robertson, September 17, 1977.