Karl Hauffe
Karl Hauffe (born April 8, 1913 in Posen , † January 30, 1998 in Göttingen ) was a German physical chemist and Eastern spy .
Life
Hauffe studied at the TH Darmstadt , where he was awarded a Dr.-Ing. PhD. From January 1942 to August 1944 he did his military service. In 1947 he went to the Humboldt University of Berlin as a lecturer , became an associate professor at the University of Greifswald in 1948 and a full professor at the HU Berlin in 1952. In 1953 he fled to the Federal Republic and was initially at the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research in Düsseldorf and then a scientific advisor at the Central Institute for Industrial Research in Oslo . From 1955 he carried out research on catalysis at the Hoechst company .
In 1956 Hauffe became a professor in Göttingen . From 1964 to 1978 he worked as professor for applied physical chemistry and institute director at the University of Göttingen .
After Werner Stiller's escape , he was exposed as a GDR spy on January 19, 1979 : He was listed as an unofficial employee (IM) "Fellow" at the main investigation department (HVA) of the Ministry for State Security (MfS) . In the course of the investigation, the law enforcement authorities became aware that he had previously spied for the Soviet secret service KGB and the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). Hauffe was given a suspended sentence.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Hauffe in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c GDR espionage: That makes them shake a lot . In: Der Spiegel . No. 10 , 1979 ( online ).
- ↑ Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 82 (1978) 351, Karl Hauffe on his 65th birthday (with 1 photo)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hauffe, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poses |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1998 |
| Place of death | Goettingen |