Karl Ganzhorn

Name: Karl Ganzhorn

Born: April 25, 1921, in Sindelfingen, Germany

Death: August 25, 2014 (Age: 93)

Computer-related contributions

• German physicist and director of the IBM Laboratory in Boeblingen, Germany where he held a leading position in the research management department.
• Dealt with applied physics and computer development, particularly his work on the IBM 360 product line.

Significant publications

• Bridging the Information Gap for Small and Medium Enterprises (1981).

Honors and awards

• Honorary senator of the University of Munich (1982).
• Recipient of the Order of Merit.