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Hermann Glauert
1892Oct, 4

Hermann Glauert

Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author (d. 1934)
Hermann Glauert, FRS (4 October 1892 – 6 August 1934) was a British aerodynamicist and Principal Scientific Officer of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough until his death in 1934.

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