Johann-Dietrich Wörner
Johann-Dietrich "Jan" Wörner (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈvœʁnɐ]; born 18 July 1954) is a German civil engineer, university professor and former president of Technische Universität Darmstadt. He served as chairman of the executive board of the German Aerospace Center DLR from 1 March 2007 to 30 June 2015. On 1 July 2015, he succeeded Jean-Jacques Dordain as Director General of the European Space Agency.
Johann-Dietrich Wörner | |
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| Director General of the European Space Agency | |
| In office 1 July 2015 – February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Jacques Dordain |
| Succeeded by | Josef Aschbacher |
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| Born | 18 July 1954 Kassel, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Alma mater | TU Berlin, TU Darmstadt |
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