Walter Traupel

Swiss mechanical engineer and professor (1914–1998)
Person human Q72049135
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Walter Traupel

Summary

Walter Traupel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Basel[2]. He was born on January 1, 1914[3]. He died in Küsnacht[4]. He died on January 1, 1998[5]. He worked as a university teacher[6] and mechanical engineer[7].

Key Facts

  • Walter Traupel's place of birth was Basel[2].
  • Walter Traupel passed away in Küsnacht[4].
  • Walter Traupel was born on January 1, 1914[3].
  • Walter Traupel died on January 1, 1998[5].
  • Walter Traupel held citizenship in Switzerland[8].
  • Walter Traupel's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Walter Traupel's professions included mechanical engineer[7].
  • Walter Traupel held the position of rector[9].
  • Among Walter Traupel's employers was ETH Zurich[10].
  • Walter Traupel's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[11].
  • Walter Traupel's doctoral advisor was Henri Quiby[12].
  • Walter Traupel's doctoral advisor was Jakob Ackeret[13].
  • Walter Traupel's religion is recorded as reformed[14].
  • Walter Traupel is recorded as male[15].
  • Walter Traupel's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Walter Traupel supervised Hans-Rudolf Denzler as a doctoral student[17].
  • Walter Traupel supervised Pramod Anand Paranjpe as a doctoral student[18].
  • Walter Traupel supervised Peter Suter as a doctoral student[19].
  • Walter Traupel supervised Georg Gyarmathy as a doctoral student[20].
  • Walter Traupel's Commons category is recorded as Walter Traupel[21].
  • Walter Traupel's archives at is recorded as ETH Zurich University Archives[22].
  • Walter Traupel's given name is recorded as Walter[23].
  • Walter Traupel's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Basel[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Basel[2], Walter Traupel… he was born on January 1, 1914[3].

Education

Walter Traupel's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[11]. Doctoral advisors include Henri Quiby[12], a mechanical engineer[25], 1884–1976[26], of Switzerland[27] and Jakob Ackeret[13], a physicist[28], 1898–1981[29], of Switzerland[30], awarded the Timoshenko Medal[31], specialised in mechanics[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[6] and mechanical engineer[7]. Walter Traupel was employed by ETH Zurich[10]. He held the position of rector[9]. Doctoral students include Hans-Rudolf Denzler[17], a mechanical engineer[33], b. 1952[34]; Pramod Anand Paranjpe[18], a mechanical engineer[35], b. 1934[36]; Peter Suter[19], a mechanical engineer[37], 1930–2023[38], of Switzerland[39]; and Georg Gyarmathy[20], a mechanical engineer[40], 1933–2009[41], of Switzerland[42].

Personal Life

Walter Traupel's religion is recorded as reformed[14].

Death and Burial

Walter Traupel died on January 1, 1998[5]. He passed away in Küsnacht[4].

FAQs

Where was Walter Traupel born?

Born in Basel[2], Walter Traupel…

Where did Walter Traupel die?

Walter Traupel died in Küsnacht[4].

What did Walter Traupel do for work?

Walter Traupel worked as university teacher[6] and mechanical engineer[7].

Where did Walter Traupel go to school?

Walter Traupel was educated at ETH Zurich[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Walter Traupel. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-traupel
MLA “Walter Traupel.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-traupel.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_walter-traupel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Walter Traupel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-traupel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Walter Traupel — https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-traupel (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-traupel · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id 987007580977505171
    Place of death Küsnacht
    Nukat id n2007142849
    Gnd id 174097514
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.