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Ernst Messerschmid

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Ernst Willi Messerschmid (born 21 May 1945) is a German physicist and former astronaut. Born in Reutlingen, Germany, Messerschmid finished the Technisches Gymnasium in Stuttgart in 1965. After two years of military service he studied physics at the University of Tübingen and Bonn, receiving a Diplom degree in 1972 and doctorate in 1976. From 1970 to 1975 he was also a visiting scientist at the CERN in Geneva, working on proton beams in accelerators and plasmas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Messerschmid is the 262nd most popular astronaut (down from 231st in 2019), the 5,233rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,203rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Ernst Messerschmid ranks 262 out of 556. Before him are Robert A. Parker, Charles Bassett, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, John L. Phillips, William E. Thornton, and Jeanette J. Epps. After him are Rodolfo Neri Vela, Joe F. Edwards Jr., Vladimir Vasyutin, Jerry L. Ross, Pedro Duque, and Eileen Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Ernst Messerschmid ranks 541. Before him are Hugh Hopper, Faustin Twagiramungu, Steve Railsback, Paola Pigni, Enver Hadžiabdić, and Pipo Rodríguez. After him are Philip Waruinge, Ivan Edeshko, João de Deus Pinheiro, Asparuh Nikodimov, Maria Rohm, and Micky Dolenz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Messerschmid ranks 5,236 out of 7,253. Before him are Joachim Winkelhock (1960), Frank Shorter (1947), Franco Foda (1966), Helmut Berthold (1911), Wilhelm Genazino (1943), and Timur Vermes (1967). After him are Erich Koschik (1913), Toni Ulmen (1906), Gustav von Seyffertitz (1862), Stephan Weil (1958), Carl Jacob Löwig (1803), and Tommy Haas (1978).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Germany

Among astronauts born in Germany, Ernst Messerschmid ranks 5. Before him are Sigmund Jähn (1937), Ulf Merbold (1941), Hans Schlegel (1951), and Thomas Reiter (1958). After him are Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Ulrich Walter (1954), Reinhold Ewald (1956), Gerhard Thiele (1953), Alexander Gerst (1976), and Matthias Maurer (1970).

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