Kurt Debus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kurt_Debus
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Germany_Order_of_Merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-11-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Frankfurt,_German_Empire
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1983-10-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rockledge,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Alfred_Böge
gptkbp:education gptkb:Darmstadt_University_of_Technology
gptkbp:employer gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkbp:field aerospace engineering
electrical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kurt Debus
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:V-2_rocket_program
director of Kennedy Space Center
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Operation_Paperclip
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Apollo_program
Saturn V launch operations
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of Kennedy Space Center
Director of Launch Operations, NASA
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irmgard_Gay_Debus
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:Transient_voltages_in_electrical_networks_(1939)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4