ESA's first Director General at 100
Congratulations and best wishes to Roy Gibson, the first Director General of ESA serving from 1975 until 1980, who is celebrating his 100th birthday this week.
30 JUIN. 2003
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Erik Quistgaard was the second Director General of ESA, serving from 1980 until 1984. He passed away on 11 February 2013, aged 91.
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Born on 3 June 1921, Mr Quistgaard gained a MS degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Before joining ESA, Erik Quistgaard was managing director of the Danish shipbuilding company OLS. He had earlier served as general manager and director of Volvo in Sweden, before that spent three years with the Chrysler Corporation in the USA.
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Erik Quistgaard
Erik Quistgaard was the second Director General of ESA, serving from 1980 until 1984. He passed away on 11 February 2013, aged 91.
Reimar Lüst
Prof. Dr Reimar Lüst was the third Director General of ESA, serving from 1984 until 1990.
Jean-Marie Luton
Jean-Marie Luton was the fourth Director General of ESA, serving from 1990 until 1997.
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