Herman Potočnik

Herman Potočnik, Slovenian-Austrian engineer (died 1929)

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Born: December 22, 1892
Died: August 27, 1929
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1892

About Herman Potočnik

Herman Potočnik (pseudonym Hermann Noordung; Pola, 22 December 1892 – Vienna, 27 August 1929) was an Austro-Hungarian Army officer, electrical engineer and astronautics theorist of Slovenian origin. He is regarded as an early theorist of modern space flight and is remembered mainly for his work concerning the long-term human habitation of space. Both of Potočnik's parents were Slovenian. In 1866, Herman's father Jožef participated with the second Battle of Vis, where the Austrian Navy commanded by Wilhelm von Tegetthoff defeated the Royal Italian Navy.

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The world when Herman Potočnik was born

Herman Potočnik was born in 1892. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst heavyweight boxing title under Queensberry rules
Top headlineEllis Island immigration station opens
Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

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Measure	1892	2026
Population	65.0M	341 million

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