D.G.H. Latzko Explained

Desiderius Gustav Hermann "Dirk" Latzko (3 February 1924 – 4 May 2017) was a Dutch mechanical engineer. He was a professor of mechanical engineering at Delft University of Technology from 1961 to 1988. Latzko focused on the construction of nuclear reactors.^{[1] [2]}

Latzko was born in Salzburg, Austria as son of the writer Andreas Latzko. He went to high school in Amsterdam and in 1949 obtained his degree in mechanical engineering from the Delft University of Technology. In 1958 Latzko obtained a diploma in nuclear engineering from the Harwell Reactor School.^[1]

Latzko was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1980.^[3] He died in Bloemendaal on 4 May 2017.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ir. D.G.H. Latzko van de Technische Hogeschool Delft . Dutch . Delft University of Technology Beeldbank . 3 October 2016.
2. Web site: Proeve van een genealogie van hoogleraren in Eindhoven 1956 – 2015 . Dutch . Delft University of Technology . 3 October 2016.
3. Web site: D.G.H. Latzko . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003220429/https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/members/4443 . Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences . 2016-10-03 . dead .
4. Web site: Emeritus hoogleraar en Erelid van Gezelschap Leeghwater, Prof. Latzko (93 jaar) overleden . https://web.archive.org/web/20170609214536/https://www.leeghwater.nl/nl/nieuws/2017-05-11-emeritus-hoogleraar-en-erelid-van-gezelschap-leeghwater-prof.-latzko-93-jaar-overleden . Gezelschap Leeghwater . 11 May 2017 . 9 June 2017.
5. Family notices in NRC Handelsblad, 9 May 2017.