Heinz Schmidtke

Heinz Schmidtke (6 August 1925 – 11 December 2013) was a German ergonomist. Between 1970 and 1972, he was rector of the Technical University of Munich.[1]

Heinz Schmidtke
Rector of the Technical University of Munich
In office
1970–1972
Preceded byHorst von Engerth
Succeeded byUlrich Grigull
Personal details
Born(1925-08-06)August 6, 1925
Goslar, Weimar Republic
DiedDecember 11, 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 88)
NationalityGerman
EducationTechnical University of Braunschweig

Life

Schmidtke studied psychology and physics at the Technical University of Braunschweig until 1949. He completed his habilitation in 1960.

After working for a year as head of a physical laboratory in the chemical industry, he was granted a visiting professorship at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1957, he became head of the "Psychological Working Group" at the then Max Planck Institute for Occupational Physiology in Dortmund.

In 1962, he was appointed to the newly founded Institute for Occupational Psychology and Occupational Pedagogy at the Technical University of Munich, which later became the Chair of Ergonomics.

References
  1. "Laudatio zum 80. Geburtstag von Professor Dr. rer. nat. Heinz Schmidtke" (PDF). Ergonomie aktuell, Lehrstuhl für Ergonomie.
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