About Rolf Prince
Lived 1928 – 2017 (aged 88). Rolf Prince was an academic and chemical engineer.
Rudolf George Herman Prince (2 August 1928 – 3 July 2017), commonly known as Rolf Prince, was a noted chemical engineering academic, specializing in distillation and mass transfer.
Life Prince was born in Chemnitz, Germany on 2 August 1928 from a Jewish family. He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School in Christchurch, then studied chemical engineering and chemistry at Canterbury University College of the University of New Zealand graduating in 1949.
Family He married Laurel Williamson (19 November 1926 – 7 April 2018), whom he met while a student. Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal from Engineers Australia
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Who was Rolf Prince?
chemical engineering academic
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Rolf Prince was born on 2 August 1928.
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Rolf Prince died on 3 July 2017.
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Rolf Prince was an academic and chemical engineer.
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