Wolfgang Backé
Wolfgang Backé (born July 25, 1929 in Kidifu , Tanzania ; † July 21, 2016 in Aachen ) was a German mechanical engineer and university professor.
Career
Backé was the son of a German coffee plantation owner in Tanzania and returned to Germany with his parents towards the end of the Second World War . After graduating from high school, he studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University, specializing in manufacturing technology, and received his doctorate in 1959 under Herwart Opitz at the WZL machine tool laboratory there . In 1962 the habilitation followed, also in Aachen, with a topic from fluid technology . From 1968 he was a full professor for hydraulic and pneumatic drives at RWTH Aachen University, where he was the first director of the institute for fluid power drives and controls . Backé was dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and editor of professional journals. In 1994 he retired. Four days before his 87th birthday, he died of complications from a serious illness, leaving behind his wife, four children and seven grandchildren.
Wolfgang Backé held 50 national and international patents in the field of fluid technology. In addition, he was the founder of the Fördervereinigung Fluidtechnik e. V. , which promotes young scientists and organizes international colloquia.
Honors
- 1981: Honorary Professor of Taiyuan Technical University
- 1988: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1989: Honorary Professor of Hangzhou Zhejiang University
- 1992: Honorary doctorate from the University of Tampere
- 1993: Honorary doctorate from Linköping University
- 1994: Honorary Doctorate from Bath University
- 1997: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2000: Aachen and Munich Prize for Technology and Applied Natural Sciences from the Carl Arthur Pastor Foundation
- 2008: Robert E. Koski Medal
literature
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar Online
Web links
- TH scientist Wolfgang Backé is 80 years old , in: Aachener Nachrichten on July 20, 2009
- Obituary for Professor Backé , press release from RWTH Aachen on July 22, 2016
- Obituary for Aachen on July 30, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Backé, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kidifu , Tanzania |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2016 |
| Place of death | Aachen |