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Herman Watzinger was born on 20 April, 1916 in Wiesbaden, Germany, is an A 20th-century Norwegian engineers. Discover Herman Watzinger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Occupation Engineer
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 20 April 1916
Birthday 20 April
Birthplace Wiesbaden, Germany
Date of death 1986
Died Place Peru
Nationality Germany

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Herman Watzinger was a Norwegian engineer in the area of cooling technique from NTH (now NTNU) in Trondheim and a crewmember on the Kon-Tiki expedition.

He was also a Milorg member during the Second World War operation Polar Bear II, which was brought to Trondheim by Captain Leif Hauge.

1916

Herman Watzinger was born on 20 April 1916 in Wiesbaden, Germany.

He then continued with doctoral studies at NTH (NTNU), which was cancelled because of World War II, and applied for a job in the US and sought a visa to the US.

He met Thor Heyerdahl in New York City, where he was asked to participate in the construction of the Kon-Tiki raft and become a member of the expedition.

On board the raft, where he was second in command, he was responsible for meteorological and hydrographic measurements.

1950

He moved to Lima, Peru, in 1950.

1952

On 25 September 1952 he was awarded the Orden al MĂ©rito por Servicios Distinguidos by the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Peru.

1970

From 1970, where he worked at Lima as head of fisheries, projects and advisor in freezing techniques for WR Grace & Co and Atlas.

Watzinger was also the head of a Norwegian-owned fish meal factory in Pisagua, northern Chile, with exports of fish meal to the U.S. and Europe.

After that he became director of the FAO fishery Industries Division and later, of the Fisheries Department in Rome from 1970, and Deputy director general of the FAO (UN Food and Agriculture) in Rome, Italy.

He graduated from the NTH in hydrology and thermodynamics as his major.

He was the son of Adolf Watzinger, a long-time professor of mechanical engineering at the NTNU university in Trondheim, Norway.

1986

He died in Peru in 1986.