Kurt Heinrich Hohenemser was a German-born American aerospace engineer and pioneer in the field of helicopter design.
12 Facts About Kurt Hohenemser
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Kurt Hohenemser was born on January 3,1906, in Berlin, Germany, to the German Jewish musicologist Richard Hohenemser and his English wife Alice Salt.
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Kurt Hohenemser received his secondary education from the Goethe-Schule in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Hermann-Lietz-Schule Haubinda, and Ziehenschule in Eschersheim.
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From 1930 until 1933, Kurt Hohenemser taught and conducted research at the University of Gottingen under Ludwig Prandtl, one of the most famous aerodynamics physicists during the 20th century.
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Kurt Hohenemser was an extraordinary engineer who developed the detailed designs required for the success of Flettner's helicopters.
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Kurt Hohenemser stayed with Flettner's company through the end of World War II.
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Kurt Hohenemser emigrated from Germany to the United States with his family in 1947.
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Kurt Hohenemser later accepted a position as chief aerodynamics engineer of the helicopter division of McDonnell Aircraft in St Louis, Missouri.
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Kurt Hohenemser retired in 1975 but remained as emeritus professor for two more decades.
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From 1966 and beyond, Kurt Hohenemser shifted his focus from helicopters to wind turbines.
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Kurt Heinrich Hohenemser died on April 7,2001, in St Louis, Missouri.
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Up until the age of 91, Kurt Hohenemser cross-country skied every winter and he rode a bicycle everywhere into his 80s out of concern for the pollution produced by automobiles.