Reinhard Menger

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Reinhard Menger (born October 3, 1920 in Berlin ; † February 23, 2005 ) was a German engineer . He was director of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) for sixteen years .

Life

Reinhard Menger began his engineering studies in Gdansk, where he studied marine engineering, and finished it in Braunschweig, where he received his doctorate in engineering at the Institute for Vehicle Technology . He then began his professional career at Lloyd Motoren Werke GmbH. From 1970 to 1985 he was director of the Association of German Engineers (VDI), of which he had been a member since 1950. He succeeded Karl Beck, who was director from 1967 to 1969.

Awards

  • 1960: VDI Ring of Honor
  • 1980: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
  • 1985: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1987: Honorary membership of the VDI

literature

  • Gisela Laalej: Menger shaped the VDI as director . In: VDI news . March 4, 2005, ISSN  0042-1758 , p. 41 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 602 .
personal data
SURNAME Menger, Reinhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 2005