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02/19/2021 | Campus-Meldung

The Department of Mechanical Engineering mourns the death of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst Hentze

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst Hentze passed away on February 6, 2021 at the age of 92. He left a lasting mark on the Department of Mechanical Engineering over a long period of time.

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Prof. Hentze was a co-founder of the Institute of Materials Engineering, provided sustained support for the establishment of the institute and played a key role in shaping its successful research profile. In 2004, Prof. Hentze was awarded the Sophie Henschel Medal for special achievements in research and teaching at the Institute of Materials Technology. Many generations of students have taken part in his courses with great pleasure.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering deeply regrets this loss. As a friendly, helpful and extremely dedicated colleague, Prof. Hentze will be fondly remembered by all who knew him. Even after his retirement, Prof. Hentze maintained contact with the Department of Mechanical Engineering: He regularly took part, for example, in the Christmas celebrations of the Institute of Materials Engineering, enthusiastically and stirringly recounting his numerous trips around the world, either alone or together with his wife, in the service of research and privately. With his work and as a person, Prof. Hentze will remain unforgotten in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.