Hartwig Weidemann

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Hartwig Weidemann (* 24. June 1921 in Kiel ; † 16th February 2009 in Hamburg ) was a German meteorologist , oceanographers and oceanographer .

In his professional career he worked primarily as director and professor, subject, department and deputy head of the marine science department at the German Hydrographic Institute from 1954 until his retirement at the end of 1984. Weidemann also worked as a full member of the German Scientific Commission for Marine Research on his Specialized in oceanography with.

Life

After graduating from the Hebbelschule in Kiel in 1939 , Weidemann received a training position as a meteorologist with the Reich Weather Service . At the beginning of August 1939 he was drafted into the air force of the Wehrmacht and witnessed the outbreak of World War II on board the liner Schlesien , which was involved in the attack on the Polish Hela peninsula . From May 1940 to April 1942 Weidemann studied at Berlin University, where he attended lectures by the meteorologist Hans Ertel . After successfully completing his studies, which were shortened due to the war, activities in weather stations followed. From 1943 Weidemann was employed as a marine meteorologist, including on German submarines in the North Atlantic and cruisers of the Kriegsmarine. In February 1945, the young meteorologist was assigned to Norway from the Greifswald Marine Observatory, Arndtstrasse 37. After the end of the war, Weidemann was deployed in the German mine clearance service off the Norwegian coast . There he met his older (half) brother again, who as a German naval officer commanded a minesweeper .

Weidemann was able to return to Kiel in 1946 and began studying physics at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel in the winter semester of 1946/47 . One of his university lecturers was the director of the newly founded Institute for Applied Physics, Werner Kroebel . Weidemann moved within Kiel University and continued his studies at the Institute for Oceanography . He finished his maritime studies with the dissertation written by Georg Wüst “On non-periodic and periodic processes in the water exchange in the Belt Sea: based on his own measurements on board the lightship Fehmarnbelt from August 9 to September 5, 1947 and from February 20 to March 18, 1948 ". Weidemann stayed in an assistant position for the oceanographer Wüst until 1954, which was connected to teaching.

Weidemann then worked as a research associate at the German Hydrographic Institute (DHI) , primarily developing measuring devices for the Oceanography Department. He is considered to be one of the main people responsible for the post-war construction of the research ship Meteor , christened on February 8, 1964 in Bremerhaven , which the German Hydrographic Institute and the German Research Foundation used in partnership until its decommissioning in 1985.

Private

Hartwig was the second of three brothers. Both of his parents were teachers. The three years younger brother, Volker Weidemann (1924–2012), was an astrophysicist at Kiel University. Her father founded the former school camp of the city of Kiel in the former manor house of the Baltic seaside resort Schönhagen . From 1928 the castle was used with interruptions by the Kiel “Society for the Promotion of the Hebbel School” and later by the city of Kiel as a school camp. Hartwig and Volker's uncle was Magnus Weidemann (1880–1967), pastor, painter, writer and graphic artist.

Hartwig Weidemann was with the historian Hannelore Weidemann, geb. Wehling (1923–2009), married since 1949. The marriage produced three daughters. His youngest daughter Heidrun ("Heidi") (* 1963) is the author of My Journey from Jena to Jerusalem: Travel Report - Diary .

Fonts (selection)

  • About non-periodic and periodic processes in the water exchange in the Beltsee <based on own measurements on board the lightship "Fehmarnbelt" from August 9 to September 5, 1947 and from February 20 to March 18, 1948> (dissertation), Kiel, 1948
  • Investigations into periodic and non-periodic hydrographic processes in the Belt Sea . Kieler Meeresforschung, Vol. 7 (1950), pp. 70-86
  • Günther Böhnecke September 5, 1896 - April 12, 1981 . In: "J. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer" (1984) Vol. 41 (3): 209-210
  • The long way to the expedition and the ancestral gallery of the meteors . In research vessel Meteor 1964 - 1985 ; Ed .: German Research Foundation / German Hydrographic Institute (self-published); Hamburg, 1985, pp. 13 to 24 and pp. 25 to 28

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Life data according to information in the catalog of the German National Library
  2. ^ Obituary for Prof. Dr. Hartwig Weidemann from DGM , digitized: Retrieved on May 3, 2015 ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dg-meeresforschung.de
  3. ^ DNB portal: doctoral thesis
  4. ^ Research ship Meteor 1964 - 1985 ; Ed .: German Research Foundation / German Hydrographic Institute (self-published); Hamburg, 1985, foreword by the editorial team: Günter Heise, Joachim Kettler, Eva Pelz and Hartwig Weidemann
  5. ↑ Confirmation by Pastor i. R. Dr. Ingo Lembke, Hamburg, who had held the funeral of his parishioner Prof. Weidemann, at the request of Schudi 45 by email on March 13, 2015
  6. ↑ Compare the information in the catalog of the German National Library
  7. ↑ Obituary notice for Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartwig Weidemann in Hamburger Abendblatt , February 21/22, 2009, p. 31 column 3, first advertisement
  8. ↑ Obituary notice for Dr. phil. Hannelore Weidemann born Wehling in Hamburger Abendblatt , March 4, 2009, p. 12, column 1, sixth advertisement
  9. ↑ ISBN 978-3-8495-4409-6
personal data
SURNAME Weidemann, Hartwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German meteorologist, oceanographer and oceanographer
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiel
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 2009
Place of death Hamburg