Manfred Fricke
Manfred Fricke (born June 24, 1936 in Hainichen , Saxony; † May 5, 2009 ) was a German engineer and president of the Technical University of Berlin from 1985 to 1993.
Life
From 1955 to 1962 he studied mechanical engineering with a focus on flight technology at the TU Berlin . After doctorate in 1966 and habilitation in 1970, Fricke became director of the Institute for Flight Guidance and Aviation at the TU Berlin. In 1978 he was appointed full professor for flight control and air traffic at the Institute for Aerospace at the TU Berlin. From 1985 to 1993 he was President of the TU Berlin and succeeded Jürgen Starnick in this position . After German reunification , he became the chairman of an expert commission set up by the Berlin Senate to overcome the isolation of the East and West Berlin research landscape. On September 15, 2004, Fricke retired.
Fricke was an expert in flight safety technology, air traffic and airport planning and initiated the Center for Flight Simulation Berlin GmbH at the TU Berlin. As an emeritus, Fricke continued to work as a Senator of the Helmholtz Association and in the Lower Saxony Scientific Commission .
Fricke's son is Hartmut Fricke , who currently holds the office of dean at the Faculty of Transport Science “Friedrich List” at the TU Dresden .
Functions and memberships
- Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board at the Federal Minister of Transport
- Coordinator of the German universities participating in the federal aviation funding program
- Expert reviewer for the German Research Foundation
- Expert from the Federal Ministry of Research
- Senate of the German Aerospace Research Institute
- Scientific Commission Lower Saxony
- Senate of the Helmholtz Association
- Board of Trustees of the Japanese-German Center in Berlin
- Supervisory board of Lufthansa Consulting GmbH
- Head of the commission of experts who, after reunification, developed proposals for the merging of the Berlin universities in the east and west of the city on behalf of the Berlin Senate
Honors
- 2004 Golden Badge of Honor from TU Berlin
- Honorary professorship from three Chinese universities
- 1994 Medal of Honor from the University of Miskolć in Hungary
- 1994 Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class, in recognition of his exemplary university reform efforts in Germany
Web links
- Literature by and about Manfred Fricke in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Historical commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences : Rector's speeches in the 19th and 20th centuries. Technical University Berlin
- ^ Jürgen Zöllner , May 8, 2009: On the occasion of the death of former TUB President Manfred Fricke
- ↑ a b c TU Berlin , press office, May 6, 2009: Former TU President Manfred Fricke has passed away
- ^ TU Berlin, photo gallery: Manfred Fricke receives the badge of honor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fricke, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineer and former President of the Technical University of Berlin (1985–1993) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hainichen , Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 2009 |