Helmut Moritz#
Obituary, Hans Sünkel
Curriculum Vitae#
- 1951 - 1956 study of geodesy, Graz University of Technology (TUG);
- 1959 Dr.techn. (TUG); main research topics: physical geodesy, gravitational field, inverse problems in geodesy and geophysics;
- since 1955 various positions at TUG, Geodetic Service of Austria, Ohio State University, Technical University Hannover, and Wuhan University;
- 1964 - 1971 Professor of Physical Geodesy at Technical University Berlin;
- 1971 Professor of Geodesy, TUG;
- 2002 Emeritus.
Honorary Doctorates:
- Dr.-Ing.h.c., Technische Universität München, 1981
- D.Sc.h.c., The Ohio State University, 1992
- Dr.h.c., University of Geodesy and Cartography, Moscow, 1994
Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and of 10 foreign Academies.
International Activities:
- 1979 - 1983 President of the International Association of Geodesy;
- 1991 - 1995 President of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics;
- 1998 - 2002 Director General of the Inter-University Center Dubrovnik;
- 1998 - 2006 President of the International League of Humanists.
Festschrift on the occation of Helmut Moritz' 75th birthday
(in German)
