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Alexander Lippisch

1894 - 1976

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Alexander Martin Lippisch (2 November 1894 – 11 February 1976) was a German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of aerodynamics who made important contributions to the understanding of tailless aircraft, delta wings and the ground effect, and also worked in the U.S. Within the Opel-RAK program, he was the designer of the world's first rocket-powered glider. He developed and conceptualized delta wing designs which functioned practically in supersonic delta wing fighter aircraft as well as in hang gliders. People he worked with continued the development of the delta wing and supersonic flight concepts over the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Lippisch has received more than 253,435 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Alexander Lippisch is the 120th most popular engineer (up from 129th in 2019), the 2,190th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,264th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Alexander Lippisch ranks 120 out of 389. Before him are Joseph M. Juran, Sergei Khrushchev, Alexandre Darracq, Georgy Shpagin, John A. Roebling, and Álvaro del Portillo. After him are Claude Dornier, Herman Potočnik, Eduard Totleben, Erik Dahlbergh, Christian Otto Mohr, and Georges Leclanché.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Alexander Lippisch ranks 92. Before him are René Fonck, Nedo Nadi, Ivan Isakov, Claude Cahun, Julian Tuwim, and Otto Wöhler. After him are Paul Lukas, Georges Guynemer, Ottavio Bottecchia, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Trygve Gulbranssen, and Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1976, Alexander Lippisch ranks 76. Before him are Willi Hennig, Harry Nyquist, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Hans Richter, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Sal Mineo. After him are Gilbert Ryle, Géza Anda, Zhang Wentian, Kálmán Kalocsay, Paul Morand, and Mickey Cohen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Alexander Lippisch ranks 2,190 out of 7,253. Before him are Arnold Ruge (1802), Wilhelm Röpke (1899), Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1502), Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria (1368), Konrad von Thüringen (1206), and Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582). After him are Rahel Varnhagen (1771), Johann Friedrich Pfaff (1765), Bertha of Sulzbach (1110), Helmut Walcha (1907), Ludwig Uhland (1787), and Anton Praetorius (1560).

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Among ENGINEERS In Germany

Among engineers born in Germany, Alexander Lippisch ranks 14. Before him are Felix Wankel (1902), Ernst Heinkel (1888), Arthur Scherbius (1878), Kurt Gerstein (1905), Walter Dornberger (1895), and John A. Roebling (1806). After him are Claude Dornier (1884), Christian Otto Mohr (1835), Erich Topp (1914), Gustave Whitehead (1874), Franz Reuleaux (1829), and Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935).

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