Laszlo Rybach , Ladislaus Rybach ( Hungarian Rybach László , German Ladislaus Rybach ; born April 1, 1935 , Sopron ) is a Swiss geophysicist of Hungarian origin.
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Born in the family of a railwayman. He began to learn to play the piano at the age of 11. After graduating from school in 1953, he continued his education in his hometown as a geophysicist engineer, and also studied under the guidance of . At the same time he studied at the city music school, made his debut as a composer with her orchestra, and Rybakh's youthful compositions were approved by Leo Weiner .
In 1956, he took part in the Hungarian uprising in his city and after its suppression fled to the West, settling in Switzerland. He graduated from the Zurich Polytechnic Institute (1959) as a geological engineer with a thesis based on measuring radioactivity in the Alps . At the same time he studied conducting at the Zurich Conservatory , in 1961 he made his debut with an amateur orchestra. In 1962 he defended a dissertation in geology in Zurich, worked on the exploration of uranium deposits in the Alps. In 1964, he won the Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors in the nomination for musicians without a professional conducting education. In 1965-1966 Rice University, USA, then returned to Switzerland.
Since 1973 he worked in the field of studying the possibilities of using geothermal energy . Edited by Rybach and Patrick Muffler, an industry-important collection of articles and materials called Geothermal Systems ( Geothermal systems: principles and case histories ; 1981) was published. In 1980-2000 Professor of the Zurich Polytechnic Institute, headed the group of geophysical and radiometric studies. He worked in a number of international organizations, since 2007, he served as president of the .
Foreign member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1990), honorary member of the Hungarian Geophysical Society. Honorary Doctor of the University of Budapest (2006).
The son, Manuel Pisbach , is one of the leaders of Credit Suisse Bank, managing director of the World Economic Forum .
Links
- Profile L. Fisher on the website of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- A Professzor-Maestro: Beszélgetés Rybach László geofizikussal // Természet Világa , 2013, No. 4.