Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wernher_Magnus_Maximilian_Freiherr_von_Braun
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:engineer
gptkb:physicist
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Technical_University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Knight_Commander's_Cross_of_the_Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-03-23
gptkbp:birthPlace Wirsitz, German Empire (now Wyrzysk, Poland)
gptkbp:causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
gptkbp:children gptkb:Iris_Careen_von_Braun
gptkb:Margrit_Cecile_von_Braun
gptkb:Peter_Constantine_von_Braun
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-06-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Alexandria,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:fieldOfWork aerospace engineering
space exploration
rocket technology
gptkbp:hasSibling gptkb:Magnus_von_Braun
gptkb:Sigismund_von_Braun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:space_race
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hermann_Oberth
gptkb:Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:V-2_rocket
gptkb:satellite
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Nazi_Party
SS
gptkbp:militaryRank SS-Sturmbannführer
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:V-2_rocket
gptkb:satellite
contributions to Apollo program
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:professor
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Magnus_von_Braun_(father)
Baroness Emmy von Quistorp (mother)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Huntsville,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Ivy_Hill_Cemetery,_Alexandria,_Virginia
gptkbp:signature Wernher von Braun signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_von_Quistorp
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
films
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wernher_Magnus_Maximilian_Freiherr_von_Braun-Schmidt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6