# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ludwig-prandtl
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:22:33.739Z

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name: "Ludwig Prandtl"
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description: "Ludwig Prandtl was a German fluid dynamicist, physicist and aerospace scientist. He was a pioneer in the development of rigorous systematic mathematical analyses which he used for underlying the science of aerodynamics, which have come to form the basis of the applied science of aeronautical engineering. In the 1920s, he developed the mathematical basis for the fundamental principles of subsonic aerodynamics in particular; and in general up to and including transonic velocities. His studies identified the boundary layer, thin-airfoils, and lifting-line theories. The Prandtl number was named after him."
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birthDate: "1875-02-04"
deathDate: "1953-08-15"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump