Wernher von Braun

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German-American aerospace engineer human rocket scientist

Wernher von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and pioneering rocket scientist who led the development of both Nazi Germany’s V-2 missile and NASA’s Saturn V rocket that enabled the Apollo Moon landings.

Aliases (3)

von Braun ×2
Wernher ×1
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German-American → aerospace engineer → human → rocket scientist →
academicDegree	PhD in physics →
burialPlace	Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia →
causeOfDeath	pancreatic cancer →
citizenship	Germany → United States of America →
countryOfBirth	German Empire →
dateOfBirth	1912-03-23 →
dateOfDeath	1977-06-16 →
educatedAt	Technical University of Berlin →
employer	Fairchild Industries → German Army → Marshall Space Flight Center → NASA → Peenemünde Army Research Center → United States Army →
familyName	von Braun →
fieldOfWork	aerospace engineering → rocket engineering → space exploration →
fullName	Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun →
givenName	Wernher →
honorificTitle	Freiherr →
influenced	Cold War space race → U.S. space program →
languageSpoken	English → German →
memberOf	Nazi Party → SS →
militaryRank	SS-Sturmbannführer →
movedTo	United States of America →
notableAchievement	contributed to Apollo Moon landing program → helped launch first U.S. satellite Explorer 1 → led development of NASA’s Saturn V launch vehicle → led development of Nazi Germany’s V-2 ballistic missile →
notablePublication	The Mars Project →
notableWork	A-4 rocket → Jupiter-C rocket → Redstone rocket → Saturn I rocket → Saturn IB rocket → Saturn V rocket → V-2 rocket →
placeOfBirth	Wirsitz, Province of Posen, German Empire →
placeOfDeath	Alexandria, Virginia, United States →
positionHeld	Chief architect of Saturn V rocket → Director of Development Operations Division, Army Ballistic Missile Agency → Director of Marshall Space Flight Center →
project	Apollo program (launch vehicle development) → V-2 rocket program at Peenemünde →
religion	Lutheranism →
relocationContext	Operation Paperclip →
spouse	Maria von Quistorp →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aggregat 4 → V-2 rocket →	chiefDesigner
Mittelwerk underground factory →	associatedWith
Peenemünde Army Research Center →	chiefEngineer
Aggregat 4 →	designedBy
Saturn V →	designer
Saturn I →	designLead
Peenemünde Army Research Center →	director
United States rocket program →	employed
Wernher von Braun ("von Braun") →	familyName
Wernher von Braun ("Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun") →	fullName
Wernher von Braun ("Wernher") →	givenName
Braun →	hasNotableBearer
Braun ("von Braun") →	hasVariant
Robert H. Goddard →	influenced
Marshall Space Flight Center →	namedAfter
John Fritz Medal →	notableRecipient