Arthur Rudolph
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Arthur Rudolph was a German rocket engineer who played a central role in developing the V-2 rocket during World War II and later contributed to NASA’s Saturn V program before leaving the United States amid investigations into his involvement in Nazi-era forced labor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Rudolph canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German emigrant to the United States
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aerospace engineer ⓘ human ⓘ rocket engineer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
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Mittelwerk underground factory ⓘ Peenemünde Army Research Center ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany’s Order of Merit (later returned)
NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-01-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Technical University of Berlin
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surface form:
Technische Hochschule Berlin
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| employer |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Wehrmacht)
Peenemünde Army Research Center ⓘ
surface form:
Heeresversuchsanstalt Peenemünde
NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Army Ballistic Missile Agency ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency
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| familyName | Rudolph ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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rocket technology ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Nazi Party
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Schutzstaffel (SS) ⓘ
surface form:
Schutzstaffel
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| militaryRank | SS-Sturmbannführer ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
departure from the United States in the 1980s amid war crimes investigation
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investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Investigations regarding Nazi-era forced labor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in developing the V-2 rocket
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controversial involvement in Nazi-era forced labor at Mittelwerk and Mittelbau-Dora ⓘ key contributions to NASA’s Saturn V program ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Saturn V
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surface form:
Saturn V launch vehicle
V-2 rocket ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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rocket scientist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Operation Paperclip
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development of the Saturn V rocket for the Apollo program ⓘ development of the V-2 rocket during World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stepfershausen, Thuringia, German Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Hamburg
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surface form:
Hamburg, Germany
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| placeOfResidence |
Huntsville, Alabama
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West Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
production manager for the V-2 rocket at Mittelwerk
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project director of the Saturn V rocket ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Pershing II missiles
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surface form:
Pershing missile
Redstone missile family ⓘ
surface form:
Redstone missile
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