Hugo Eckener

Hugo Eckener

male, deceased (1954)
German, World War I, aviator, airship, frankfurter zeitung, old man…zeppelin, LuftschiffbauZeppelin, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Dr. Hugo Eckener (August 10, 1868-August 14, 1954) was the "old man" of the Zeppelin airship company. Eckener was born in Flensburg. He trained as...
Hellmuth Hirth

Hellmuth Hirth

male, deceased (1938)
German, Aerospace engineer, General Electric, airship, heilbronn, karlsbad…LuftschiffbauZeppelin, Zeppelin Company
Hellmuth Hirth (April 24 1886 - July 1 1938) was a German engineer who founded the Mahle and Hirth companies, manufacturing engine components and...
Alexander Martin Lippisch

Alexander Martin Lippisch

male, deceased (1976)
German-American, aerospace engineering, naturalized citizen of the United States, LuftschiffbauZeppelin, Aerospace engineer, ground effect…Zeppelin Company
Alexander Martin Lippisch was a German pioneer of aerodynamics. He made important contributions to the understanding of flying wings, delta wings...