| Siegfried H. Linkwitz | |
| Birth Date: | 1935 11, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
| Death Place: | Corte Madera, California, U.S. |
| Field: | Electrical engineering |
| Alma Mater: | Stanford University, Darmstadt University of Technology |
| Known For: | Microwave, RF, EMC |
Siegfried Linkwitz (November 23, 1935 – September 11, 2018) was a German American engineer who was noted co-inventor of the Linkwitz–Riley filter[1] along with Russ Riley. He submitted several important technical papers to the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society and other related publications, which have become foundational to modern loudspeaker theory.[2] Examples of his most recent work included extensive development of dipolar loudspeaker theory.[3]
Linkwitz was also a contributor to electronics and "DIY" loudspeaker enthusiast magazines such as Electronics (Wireless) World, and Speaker Builder magazines.[4] [5] He died in 2018 at the age of 82.[6] [7]