Ever thought about how many famous people named Gerd are out there? This list of celebrities named Gerd will show you the most prominent people with that name, along with pictures and additional information about them when available. The famous Gerds below include actors named Gerd and athletes named Gerd, but this list also includes doctors, teachers, or politicians named Gerd who are notable in their fields. Some of the notable Gerds below include Gerd Müller, Gerd Dudek, and Gerd von Rundstedt.
Gerd Hirzinger
Gerd Hirzinger received his Dipl.-Ing. degree and the doctor’s degree from the Technical University of Munich, in 1969 and 1974 respectively. In 1969 he joined DLR (the German Aerospace Center) where he first worked on fast digital control systems. 1976 he became head of the automation and robotics laboratory of DLR, where he and his co-workers soon got several awards for innovative technology transfer from robotics research to applications. In 1991 he received a joint professorship from the Technical University of Munich, and in 2003 an honorary professorship at the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. He has been since 1992 director at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics at the DLR German Aerospace Center which is one of the largest and most acknowledged institutes in the field worldwide, including not only robot development for space and terrestrial applications, but also aircraft control and optimization, vehicle technology (X-by-wire components and systems) and medical technology (artificial hearts and surgical robots). He has published more than 600 papers in robotics, mainly on robot sensing, sensory feedback, mechatronics, man-machine interfaces, telerobotics and space robotics. He was prime investigator of the space robot technology experiment ROTEX, the first remotely controlled robot in space, which flew onboard shuttle COLUMBIA in April 93. For many years he has been chairman of the German council on robot control and administrative committee member of the IEEE Society on Robotics and Automation. He is now member of the IEEE fellow award committee.
Gerd Aretz
Gerd Aretz (born 18 February 1930, died 5 July 2009) was a German artist. From 1960 until his death he designed postage stamp for the Deutsche Bundespost including the Women in German history series portraits. Born in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, he used to teach art in the local university. His son, Oliver Aretz, is a designer in Berlin and has worked with him on some stamps.Gerd Strantzen
Gerd Strantzen (December 12, 1897 – August 30, 1958) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as forward.Gerd Leonhard
Gerd Leonhard is a European futurist, speaker and author who specializes in the debate between humanity and technology. He currently lives in Zurich. Born in Bonn, Leonhard studied theology at the University of Bonn before migrating to the United States in 1982 where he studied at the Berklee College of Music and later established a career as a professional musician, arranger and composer. He also set up an early internet business in music, which provided first-hand insights into technology disruption and inspired his first book, co-authored with Dave Kusek, The Future of Music in 2005.Leonhard evolved his futurist practice, applying these insights to multiple other industries and social environments. Influenced by classic futurists such as Alvin Toffler, Leonhard's work also shows the influence of science fiction authors such as Arthur C. Clarke and William Gibson. In 2016, he published Technology vs. Humanity, a manifesto for digital rights and an investigation into the many areas of life currently impacted by technology disruption without regulation or policy. Leonhard has expressed views critical of transhumanism and technology centralization. Emphasizing a European tradition of humanist values and philosophy, Leonhard pursues a path of technological balance as evidenced in earlier eras such as the Italian Renaissance. His Open Letter to the Partnership on AI was published in the British magazine Wired in October 2016, calling on technology leaders at IBM, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Amazon to embrace digital ethics in the emerging era of cognitive automation.Gerd Rein
ActorGerd Rein is an actor.Gerd Janne Kristoffersen
Gerd Janne Kristoffersen (born 18 November 1952 in Verdal) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 2005. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 2001–2005. Kristoffersen was a member of the executive committee of Verdal municipal council from 1991 to 1995, later serving as mayor from 1999 to 2005. From 1995 to 1999 she was a member of Nord-Trøndelag county council. Before entering politics she worked at Levanger Hospital.Gerd Hessler
Gerd Heßler (born 13 September 1948 in Tannenbergsthal) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (1974) and a silver (1970). Hessler was also part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that finished 6th at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He was at some stage married to the cross country skier Monika Debertshäuser.Gerd Heidler
Gert Heidler (born 30 January 1948) is a former footballer who played for Dynamo Dresden from 1962 until 1982, making 282 appearances. He won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He later worked as a coach.Gerd Becker
Gerd Becker may refer to: Gerd Becker (handballer) (born 1953), former West German handball player Gerd Becker (chemist) (born 1940), German chemistGerd Schelfhout
CinematographerGerd Schelfhout is a cinematographer.Gerd Søraa
PoliticianGerd Søraa (8 April 1934 – 8 March 2018) was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Liberal People's Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag for the joint list of the Centre Party, the Christian Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and her own party during the term 1977–1981. In 1980 she became the first female party leader of the Liberal People's Party, and held this position to 1982. As a writer she was the editor-in-chief for the newspapers Nidaros and Trønderbladet. She authored two novels and books about local history. Søraa died a month before her 84th birthday, on March 8, 2018, possibly from natural causes.Gerd Schäfer
CinematographerGerd Schäfer is a cinematographer.Gerd von Hassler
JournalistGerd von Hassler was a German author, director, radio broadcaster, composer, singer, journalist and producer.Gerd Lange
TeacherGerd Lange is father to Jon Lange.Gerd Arnau
Gerd David
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