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John H. Dessauer

German-American chemical engineer
Person human Q108466

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 13, 1905
Date of death
August 12, 1993
Place of birth
Aschaffenburg
Place of death
Rochester
Country of citizenship
Germany, United States[10][11]
Occupation
engineer, technician, chemist, industrialist
Employer
Rank Xerox[12]
Educated at
RWTH Aachen University, Technical University of Munich[13][14]
Award received
IEEE Frederik Philips Award[15]
Father
Hans Dessauer[9]
Sibling
Guido Dessauer[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English[20][21]
Family name
Dessauer[18]
Given name
John[19]
Member of
National Academy of Engineering[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en John H. Dessauer cs Hans Dessauer
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000041982953, 0000000384373527
VIAF cluster ID
246018683, 275280619
Library of Congress authority ID
no96003449
GND ID
117633070
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117633070
FAST ID
367969
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/0h_c10x
Geni.com profile ID
6000000023726554405
IdRef ID
188937412
NL CR AUT ID
xx0197530
National Academy of Engineering member ID
29490
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007350391405171
Prabook ID
1692084
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJymrHWBmqBrkJpydmHwG3
Yale LUX ID
person/a3431b90-8430-4060-8887-bdcf418cb0f8

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Summary

John H. Dessauer was born on May 13, 1905[1], in Aschaffenburg[2]. He died on August 12, 1993[3], in Rochester[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], technician[6], chemist[7], and industrialist[8].

FAQs

Where was John H. Dessauer born?

John H. Dessauer was born in Aschaffenburg[2].

Where did John H. Dessauer die?

John H. Dessauer died in Rochester[4].

Who were John H. Dessauer's parents?

John H. Dessauer's father was Hans Dessauer[9].

What did John H. Dessauer do for work?

John H. Dessauer worked as an engineer[5], technician[6], chemist[7], and industrialist[8].

Where did John H. Dessauer go to school?

John H. Dessauer was educated at RWTH Aachen University[13] and Technical University of Munich[14].

What awards did John H. Dessauer receive?

Honors received include IEEE Frederik Philips Award[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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