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Hermann Oberth

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Hermann Oberth

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Also known as Hermann Julius Oberth

Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989)

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Hermann Julius Oberth (1894–1989) was a Romanian and German physicist, inventor, essayist, and screenwriter. Born in Sibiu, he worked in the fields of astronautics and physics, with his work location listed as Feucht and his residence in Munich. He was a member of the Romanian Academy and the political party Die Heimat. Oberth participated in World War I and was influenced by Jules Verne. He is noted as the teacher of Wernher von Braun.

His notable works include *Ways to spaceflight*, *The rocket into planetary space*, *Stoff und leben*, *Briefwechsel*, and *Berliner Brennpunkt: Raumfahrt*. He received the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, and the Wilhelm Exner Medal. Oberth died in Nuremberg.

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Encyclopedic overview

Hermann Julius Oberth ( German: [ˈhɛrman ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈoːbɛrt]; 25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocket pioneer of Transylvanian Saxon descent. Oberth supported Nazi Germany's war effort and received the War Merit Cross (1st Class) in 1943.

Early life

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