Maurice Nelles

Maurice Nelles (October 19, 1906 - August 30, 1998) was an engineer, business executive and professor.

Early life and education Nelles was born in Madison, South Dakota. Nelles earned a bachelor's degree in 1927 and a master's degree in 1928, both from the University of South Dakota and earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1934. While at Harvard, he held the Charles A. Coffin Fellowship and the George H. Emerson and Harvard scholarships.

After Lockheed, Nelles became a professor of aeronautical engineering at the University of Southern California, where he designed the laboratory ship Velero IV. He would also teach at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Virginia.

Nelles died August 30, 1998, in La Jolla, California.