Hermann Auernhammer

Hermann Auerhammer (* 23. August 1941 in White Castle in Bavaria ) is an emeritus professor of engineering in crop production and landscaping . He is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern agricultural technology and precision farming .

Auernhammer completed an agricultural apprenticeship and worked as an assistant and agricultural builder, followed by attending the vocational school and the engineering school for agriculture. Later he studied agriculture at the Technical University of Munich in Freising - Weihenstephan . This was followed by a pedagogical supplementary course for higher teaching qualifications at vocational schools.

He began his scientific career in 1971 as a research assistant at the Institute for Agricultural Engineering at the Technical University of Munich in Weihenstephan. In 1975 he received his doctorate ; In 1990 the habilitation followed . From 1996 to 2007 he was professor for technology in crop production and landscape management.

In 2001 Auernhammer received the Federal Environment Prize from the German Federal Environment Foundation . The reason for the award states:

“His work on the standardization of electronic communication in agricultural engineering is of particular importance. With the lead development of the Agricultural BUS System (LBS) and the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS), he developed important foundations for precision farming . "

honors and awards

• 1983: Thurn and Taxis Prize for Agriculture
• 1990: Max Eyth commemorative coin of the MEG
• 1995: Federal Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1998: Max Eyth commemorative coin in silver from the DLG
• 1998: International DigiGlobe for the area "Economy and Politics" from FOCUS / TELEKOM
• 2001: Federal Environment Prize 2001 from the German Federal Environment Foundation
• 2007: “Großer Bayerischer Löwe” from the Bavarian State Ministry for Agriculture and Forests
• 2007: Precision Farming Award Skiathos, Greece
• 2010: Recognition Award from EurAgEng Clermont-Ferrand, France

literature

• Theophil Gerber: Personalities from agriculture and forestry, horticulture and veterinary medicine - Biographisches Lexikon. NORA Berlin, 4th ext. 2014 edition, p. 32.
• The pioneer of modern agricultural technology is retiring. In: MyTUM portal from July 13, 2007.
• Johannes Paar: VDI-MEG: Prof. Dr. Hermann Auernhammer is retiring. Press release of the Max Eyth Society of July 3, 2007.
• German environmental award for Professor Dr. Dr. Hermann Auernhammer, Technical University of Munich. Memento of the German Federal Environment Foundation (DBU) from October 18, 2007.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://mediatum.ub.tum.de/node?id=982881
2. ↑ http://mediatum.ub.tum.de/node?id=992683
3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

• Literature by and about Hermann Auernhammer in the catalog of the German National Library
• CV on the website of the TU Munich
• ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: pioneer of modern agricultural technology is retiring - press release on retirement )

Texts by Auernhammer

• The agricultural BUS system LBS and GPS satellite positioning as key technologies for process control in crop production - PDF file (71 kB)