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Prof. Jaeger (Netherlands)
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The Jaeger Lecture is the introductory Lecture of any IIW Regional Congress.
Professor Jaeger was a naval architect who had worked for 20 years in the shipbuilding industry in Belgium and the Netherlands before becoming Professor of shipbuilding in the University of Delft in 1946, a chair which he held until his retirement in 1969. He was highly successful in building up his department and installing in it the most modern equipment, including a test tank and fatigue testing equipment.
On the foundation of the IIW, he was appointed a Vice-President and was also, for many years, Chairman of Commission II "Arc welding".
Professor Jaeger was elected President of IIW (1951 to 1954) and Treasurer, after which he remained on the Executive Council, until his death in 1984 with the title of Founder Vice-President. | During his presidency of the IIW, the Union of International Technical Associations was set up under the auspices of UNESCO and with the participation of various international bodies, which, like the IIW, became its founder members. This initiative was strongly supported by Hans Jaeger who, like the other founders of the IIW, was a fervent believer in international cooperation. His support of the UITA was warmly welcomed by that organization, which appointed him Vice President and subsequently President, a post which he held for six years. |
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