Hermann Glauert

Hermann Glauert, FRS (4 October 1892 – 6 August 1934) was a British aerodynamicist and Principal Scientific Officer of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough until his death in 1934.

Glauert was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire; his father Louis Glauert was a cutlery manufacturer. He died in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Glauert wrote numerous reports and memoranda dealing with aerofoil and propeller theory. His book, The Elements of Aerofoil and Airscrew Theory was the single most important instrument for spreading airfoil and wing theory around the English speaking world. Glauert independently developed Prandtl-Glauert method from the then-existing aerodynamic theory and published his results in The Proceedings of the Royal Society in 1928.

Glauert died aged 41 in an accident in a small park in Fleet common in Farnborough.

Personal

Glauert married fellow RAE Farnborough aerodynamicist Muriel, née Barker (1892–1949). They had three children: a son, Michael (1924–2004), and twins Audrey (1925-2014) and Richard (1925-).