# Walter Riedel

> Walter J H "Papa" Riedel was a German-British engineer and rocket scientist who was the head of the Design Office of the Army Research Centre Peenemünde and the chief designer of the A4 (V-2) ballistic rocket. The crater Riedel on the Moon was named for both him and the unrelated German rocket pioneer Klaus Riedel.

*German rocket scientist (1902-1968)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1902-12-05
- **Died:** 1968-05-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Вальтер Рідель](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%A0%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [Walter H. J. Riedel](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_H._J._Riedel)
- [Walter Riedel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Riedel)
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- [Walter Riedel](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Riedel)
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- [Ридель, Вальтер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622702)

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