Aachen, Germany

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Aachen, Germany

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.aachen.de/

Population:
257,089 (2005)

SCHOOLS

School Founded

RWTH Aachen University 1870
University of Aachen 1868

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Winfried Bischoff Business 1941 Chairman of Citigroup

Eric Reissner Mathematician 5-Jan-1913 1-Nov-1996 Reissner shear-deformation plate theory

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Architect 27-Mar-1886 17-Aug-1969 The Glass Skyscraper

Adolph Sutro Politician 29-Apr-1830 8-Aug-1898 San Francisco mayor, 1895-97

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Theodore von Kármán Mathematician 11-May-1881 7-May-1963 Kármán vortices

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