Tobias de Boer

Pieter Cornelis Tobias de Boer (21 May 1930 – 2 May 2016) was a Dutch scientist. He was a professor at the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Cornell University. His research interest were in the field of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Career De Boer was born on 21 May 1930 in Leiden, the Netherlands. He studied mechanical engineering at Delft University of Technology, where he obtained his bachelor's degree and in 1954 his Master's. He subsequently served in the Dutch Armed Forces for two years. De Boer married in 1956 and a short time later moved to the United States where they settled in Maryland. He continued his studies and obtained his doctorate at the University of Maryland in 1962 under Jan Burgers.

Personal life De Boer married Joan Lieshout in 1956, the couple had three children.

De Boer was a sportsman and especially fond of cycling. When he was 48 he cycled in 24 hours, thereby setting a national record for his age category.

He died on 2 May 2016 in the retirement community of Kendal at Ithaca, age 85.