Nikolaus Fiebiger

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Nikolaus Fiebiger (born August 7, 1922 in Langseifersdorf im Eulengebirge , Silesia ; † April 6, 2014 in Uttenreuth ) was a German nuclear physicist . From 1975 to 1990 he was President of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg .

Life

Nikolaus Fiebiger passed his school leaving examination in 1940 . After labor service, military service in the air force and captivity, he studied physics at the TH Stuttgart from 1947 . After a break from working at Bosch , he was employed at the Hechingen high-voltage laboratory in the department of the MPI for Stratosphere Physics from 1951 , where he graduated in 1954. In 1957 he received his doctorate from the TH Stuttgart. From 1957 he was an assistant at the Institute for Nuclear Physics in Frankfurt / Main. In the summer of 1957 he was in Los Angeles for a US stay, from 1960 to 1962 he was in the Brookhaven National Laboratory . In 1963 he completed his habilitation in Frankfurt / Main.

In 1966 Nikolaus Fiebiger took over the newly established chair for experimental physics ( nuclear physics ) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His scientific interest was primarily in experimental nuclear physics, especially with neutron beams . But in 1969 he was elected rector of the university. He held this office until 1972, after which he was Vice-Rector until 1973. As president, he led the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg from 1975 until his retirement in 1990. “As president, the physicist ... made decisive contributions to the development and expansion of the technical faculty founded in 1966, to the establishment of the two Fraunhofer institutes and to the Promotion of microelectronics in Erlangen. "

In addition, Fiebiger took on numerous honorary positions. Among other things, he was Vice President of the West German Rectors 'Conference (1973–1975 and 1977–1979), member of the HIS Supervisory Board ( University Information System ) Hanover (since 1978), head of the Bavarian Rectors' Conference (1982–1990), founding chairman and later Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board of the Bavarian State Government (1988–1993) and Managing Director of the Bavarian Research Foundation (1993–1998). Fiebiger was the initiator of the plan to secure and promote the next generation of scientists, which is known as "the Fiebiger Plan".

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary for Dr. Nikolaus Fiebiger. www.nordbayern.de, accessed on April 8, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Heidi Kurth: Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Fiebiger on his 80th birthday. Press release from FAU Erlangen. In: idw - Information Service Science. August 2, 2002, accessed January 3, 2013 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Prof. Nikolaus Fiebiger celebrates his 90th birthday today. In: Erlangener Nachrichten. August 7, 2012, accessed January 3, 2013 .
  4. ↑ In honor of Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Fiebiger: Former rector and president of FAU celebrates 90th birthday. (No longer available online.) In: uni mediendienst aktuell No. 180/2012. FAU Erlangen, August 3, 2012, formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 3, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.zuv.fau.de  
  5. ↑ a b c d Father of the Fiebiger Plan turns 85. In: uni mediendienst aktuell no. 162/2007. FAU Erlangen, July 27, 2007, accessed on January 3, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Markus Kaiser: Committed even in retirement: Prof. Fiebiger is 85. In: Nürnberger Zeitung. August 6, 2007, accessed January 3, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Fiebiger plan: Better to save on salary . In: The time . January 18, 1985, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed January 6, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Awards according to the statutes of the city of Erlangen from September 27, 1961 i. d. F. dated November 30, 1971: as of 09.2012. (pdf; 12 kB) City of Erlangen, accessed on January 3, 2013 .
  9. ↑ a b Udo B. Greiner: Universal scholar with a critical mind: Erlangen's honorary citizen and former university director Prof. Nikolaus Fiebiger is 85 years old. In: Erlangener Nachrichten. August 7, 2007, accessed January 3, 2013 .
  10. ^ Helmut Volz Medal. (PDF; 2.9 MB) (No longer available online.) In: FESTSCHRIFT: 40 Years of the Technical Faculty 1966–2006. Technical Faculty of FAU Erlangen, p. 103 , archived from the original on December 26, 2011 ; Retrieved January 3, 2013 . 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 / www.mb.studium.uni-erlangen.de
  11. ↑ Honorary Senators. Technical University of Munich, accessed on January 3, 2013 .
  12. ↑ Honorary doctorates. (PDF; 2.9 MB) (No longer available online.) In: FESTSCHRIFT: 40 Years of the Technical Faculty 1966–2006. Technical Faculty of FAU Erlangen, p. 103 , archived from the original on December 26, 2011 ; Retrieved January 3, 2013 . 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 / www.mb.studium.uni-erlangen.de
personal data
SURNAME Fiebiger, Nicholas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist and university president
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Langseifersdorf , Owl Mountains , Silesia
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 2014
Place of death Uttenreuth