Hanna von Hoerner

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Hanna von Hoerner (born November 14, 1942 in Görlitz ; † July 4, 2014 in Oftersheim ) was a German astrophysicist and entrepreneur .

Live and act

biography

Hanna von Hoerner was born in Görlitz in 1942 as the daughter of the German astrophysicist Sebastian von Hoerner (1919–2003) and Lisa Müller (1913–2002). The father was the son of the writer and painter Herbert von Hoerner (1884–1946) and the writer Susanne von Hoerner-Heintze (1890–1978). The mother was the daughter of the teacher and businessman Fritz Müller and Frieda Lange.

She was already fascinated by electronics as a child . She built her first radio at the age of six . When Hanna von Hoerner was 20 years old, the family emigrated to the USA because of her father's employment at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory . There she worked on what was then the largest radio telescope in Green Banks , West Virginia . In 1965 she returned to Germany to begin studying experimental physics in Heidelberg. In 1971, while still a doctoral student , she and a fellow student founded the company von Hoerner & Sulger, which specializes in the manufacture of instruments for analyzing cometary dust . In 1974 she received her PhD in physics . As in her diploma thesis, the topic of her work was the first space experiment - exploring the ionosphere with rockets.

The company she founded, for which she developed scientific instruments and headed it as managing director for decades, has, in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the dust analyzers for the investigation of Halley's comet for the space probes Vega 1 + 2 , Giotto , Stardust , Cassini , CONTOUR and Rosetta .

On April 25th, 2009 Hanna von Hoerner was awarded the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg , because "she knows how to get people excited about space technology and is a role model, especially for girls". On June 12, 2013, she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class , for promoting space travel and the common good of the country. The Federal Cross of Merit was presented by the Minister of Finance and Economics of the State of Baden-Württemberg , Nils Schmid , who described her as an "important ambassador for Baden-Württemberg as a technology location". The company as "David among the space travel Goliaths" is a world market leader for instruments for the analysis of cometary dust and has the best reputation.

Hanna von Hoerner last lived in Oftersheim , Baden-Württemberg and worked two to three times a week in the afternoons in the company she founded, which is run by two managing directors. She also lived in her home in Provence . Hoerner & Sulger's company is located in Schwetzingen .

Media coverage and memberships

In 2004 she was seen in a commercial for the state of Baden-Württemberg . In 2009 she was a conversation partner in Frank Elstner's talk show People of the Week . In autumn 2009, she performed at the Physics Highlights event in Gürzenich, Cologne , and presented the laboratory model of the planned European Mars rover . She worked on the board of trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research . She was also a member of the Space Forum in the Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry (BDLI) and a member of the Space Program Commission at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

literature

Honors

  • 2009: Merit Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg
  • 2013: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st class
  • 2016: Naming of an asteroid after her: (429031) Hannavonhoerner

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice , Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 7, 2014, SZ-Gedenken.de, accessed on July 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b From Schwetzingen to the Mars Technology Review of October 24, 2010
  3. ↑ a b Honor: Order of Merit 1st class for the astrophysicist Hanna von Hoerner / Hardly a space mission without a device from her company, which is at home on Schlossplatz - “This greatly appreciates my work” , Schwetzinger Zeitung , June 12, 2013
  4. ↑ a b For those who are particularly concerned about the common good: Celebration in the Mannheim Palace: Head of government awards 27 personalities the highest distinction in the country ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / elternstiftung.de
  5. ↑ Bernd Leitenberger: Rosetta
  6. ^ Community of Oftersheim; Dr. Hanna von Hoerner received the Federal Cross of Merit . Accessed June 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Jürgen Gruler: Reception: Minister Nils Schmid presents Hanna von Hoerner with the Federal Cross of Merit , Schwetzinger Zeitung , June 13, 2013
  8. ^ From Hoerner & Sulger GmbH
  9. ↑ Scholz & Friends puts Baden-Württemberg physicist in the limelight Horizont.net November 30, 2004
  10. ^ "Haus am See" discussion group: Astrophysicist Dr. Hanna von Hoerner as guest / Comets in the thematic focus: Mars and moon targeted with ingenious technology , Schwetzinger Zeitung , 7 July 2009
  11. ↑ The Milky Way in the pedestrian zone
  12. ^ Board of Trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research Board of Trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
  13. ↑ Passion for space travel: Federal Cross of Merit for Dr. Hanna von Hoerner
  14. ^ State bibliography of Baden-Württemberg online
personal data
SURNAME Hoerner, Hanna von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Goerlitz
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 2014
Place of death Oftersheim