About Leon Sibul
Lived 1932 – 2007 (aged 74). Leon Sibul was an Estonian and American engineer and technologist.
Leon H. Sibul (August 30, 1932 – February 19, 2007) was with Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory from 1964 to 2002, where he retired as a senior scientist and professor of acoustics.
Leon Sibul was born in Võru, Estonia. In 1944 he fled his native country during the Russian occupation of Estonia, which lasted more than 50 years. He escaped to a refugee camp in Augsburg, Germany where he attended high school. In 1949, he emigrated to the U.S. and lived in the Washington, D.C., area. In 2003, the Penn State Sailing Club renamed their training grounds "The Sibul Sailing Center", after the long-time faculty adviser. (Sibul had been with the club since 1974.)
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Who was Leon Sibul?
Estonian-American acoustical engineer (1932-2007)
When was Leon Sibul born?
Leon Sibul was born on 30 August 1932 in Võru.
When did Leon Sibul die?
Leon Sibul died on 19 February 2007 in Tallinn.
What was Leon Sibul's occupation?
Leon Sibul was an engineer and technologist.
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Leon Sibul was Estonian and American.
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