| Wernher von Braun  AKA Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun
Born: 23-Mar-1912
Birthplace: Wirsitz, Germany
Died: 16-Jun-1977
Location of death: Alexandria, VA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Ivy Hillside Cemetery, Alexandria, VA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist Nationality: Germany
Executive summary: German-American rocket technologist Military service: German Army (Ordnance Department, Peenemuende) Father: Baron Magnus von Braun
Mother: Baroness Emmy von Quistorp
Wife: Mary Louise von Quistorp (m. 1-Mar-1947, until his death, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Iris Careen (b. Dec-1948)
Daughter: Margrit Cecile
Son: Peter Constantine
University: BS Mechanical Engineering, Berlin Institute of Technology (1932)
University: PhD Physics, University of Berlin (1934)
American Astronautical Society Fellow
National Socialist German Workers Party (Nov-1937)
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Disney technical advisor
National Aviation Hall of Fame
Dereliction of Duty arrested by the Gestapo (Feb-1944), no charges filed
Polygraphed (Dec-1954)
Naturalized US Citizen (1955)
Risk Factors: Smoking
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