Ulrich Grigull

Ulrich Grigull
Resting place of Ulrich Grigull on the Waldfriedhof Solln in Munich
1st President of the Technical University of Munich
In office 1976–1980
Preceded by	Position renamed
Succeeded by	Wolfgang Wild
Rector of the Technical University of Munich
In office 1972–1976
Preceded by	Heinz Schmidtke
Succeeded by	Position renamed
Personal details
Born	(1912-03-12)12 March 1912 Gallingen, East Prussia, German Empire
Died	20 October 2003(2003-10-20) (aged 91) Munich, Germany
Resting place	Waldfriedhof Solln
Nationality	German
Education	Technische Hochschule Danzig Technical University of Braunschweig

Ulrich Grigull (12 March 1912 – 20 October 2003) was a German engineer. Between 1972 and 1980, he was rector and later president of the Technical University of Munich.

Early life

After graduating from the Stadtgymnasium in Königsberg, Grigull studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule Danzig from 1930. In 1937, he received his doctorate from the Technical University of Braunschweig.

Career

From 1937 to 1942, Grigull worked at the Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt in Braunschweig. In 1942, he was drafted into the Kriegsmarine and served on U-boats and destroyers.

After the war, Grigull first worked as an engineer and consultant for various companies in the chemical and textile industries. From 1953 to 1960, he worked at Bayer, while also lecturing at the Technical University of Braunschweig.

In 1961, Grigull was appointed to succeed Ernst Schmidt at the Institute of Thermodynamics at the Technical University of Munich. From 1972 to 1976, he was rector of the university and then its president until 1980.

He was co-founder and, until his death, co-editor of the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and co-founder of the journal Heat and Mass Transfer.

Awards

• Max Jakob Memorial Award (1973)
• Carl Friedrich Gauß Medal (1978)
• Arnold Eucken Medal (1979)
• Bavarian Order of Merit (1977)
• Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1984)