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Contains: Esau, Abraham (Dr.Dr.med. h.c. Dr. phil. born 7.6.1884 in Tiegenhg./Danziggest. 12.5.1955 in DüsseldorfGuest Professor (since 1.3.1949) Shortwave Technology Vapl.Prof. since 1.3.19491949/50 - 1955Study: Physics at the University of Berlin and TH GdanskAfter studying in Gdansk Assistant -1908 with Max Vienna.Doctorate: 1908 in Gdansk (then military time)1912 - 1919 in Togo as head of the receiver laboratory of the company Telefunken1919 - 1925 head of all Telefunken laboratories1925 - 1939 appointment to the University of Jena as head of the institute Technical Physics1935 first as Rector removed by political movement, 1937 however again 1937 on urge of the professors and the student body into his office as Rector appointed; at the same time he became foundation commissioner of the Carl - Zeiss - donation Jena1939 - 1949 he settled as president of the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt to Berlin over. Since 1949 belonged Professor Esau as a guest professor of the RWTH Aachen, at the same time he was director of the inst. f. For more details see file no. 160a Obituaries.member of the Akademie für Naturforscher und Ärzte in Halle;honorary citizen of the TH Gdansk; honorary senator of the University of Erlangen;honorary doctor of the Med. fac. of the University of Freiburg;member of the aeronautical research of the Forschungsgemeinschaft des Landes NRW.