About George Sachs
Lived 1896 – 1960 (aged 64). George Sachs was a German and American chemist, engineer, metallurgist and university teacher.
George Sachs (April 5, 1896 – October 30, 1960) was a Russian-born German and American metallurgist.
Born in Moscow, he taught at Frankfurt University (1930-1935), and the Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University, CWRU; him since 1942)
He was of Jewish birth, and left Germany with his family in 1937 to escape Nazi persecution, and settled in the United States. He was the father of the astronomer Rainer K. Sachs.
He is known for his work on Kurdyumov–Sachs orientations with Georgy Kurdyumov.
Works Praktische Metallkunde, 1933
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Who was George Sachs?
German chemist (1896–1960)
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George Sachs was born on 5 April 1896 in Moscow.
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George Sachs died on 30 October 1960 in Syracuse.
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George Sachs was a chemist, engineer, metallurgist and university teacher.
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George Sachs was German and American.
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