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Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. The visitor’s book has a signature by Mr. Mirbach dated 6 January 1967. He signs as ‘Deutscher Botschafter in Indien’ which translates to ‘German Ambassador to India’. He signs as Dietrich Freiherr von…

Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, left) visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. Prof. B. Sengupto (right) was the first Director of IIT Madras. He served as Director from 1959 to 1967. Prof. Sengupto was invited by Mr. Mirbach on…

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. In the photograph, from left, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Edgar Reichel (Consul-General in Madras), Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany), Prof. Gerhard Rouve (…

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. In the photograph, from left, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, extreme left in background), Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, second from left), Prof. S.…

The photograph was taken during the visit of Dr. Linus Pauling and his wife Ava Helen Pauling to IIT Madras. Dr. Pauling, the American scientist won the Nobel Prize (in Chemistry in 1954 and the Peace Prize in 1962). Ava Helen Pauling was a human rights activist who was involved in various social movements such as women’s rights, racial equality and international peace. The signatures of Dr. Linus Pauling and Ava Helen Pauling are found in the visitor’s book which is on display at the Heritage Centre. This photograph was published in the Annual Number of IIT Madras 1966-67.   …

Baron Dietrich von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, right) was a German diplomat who was born in 1907. He worked at the German embassy in Cairo (1952-55) and was the German Ambassador to Canada (1970-72). At various points in his career, he worked at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bonn and the Joint Export Import Agency. Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20…

This photograph was probably taken in a Civil Engineering Laboratory owing to the fact that the Ambassador appears to be looking at a Hydraulics related experiment and also because Prof. Rouve is from the Department of Civil Engineering. Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a…

Baron Dietrich von Mirbach was a German diplomat who was born in 1907. He worked at the German embassy in Cairo (1952-55) and was the German Ambassador to Canada (1970-72). At various points in his career, he worked at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bonn and the Joint Export Import Agency. Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was…

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany.  Dr. Wolfgang Scheer was born in 1923, and joined IIT Madras at the age of 36 in 1959. He was responsible for much of the progress in Turbo Machine research and the planning and development of the…

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. Seen in the photograph, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, second from right), Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, fourth from right) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of…

The label reads, “Visit of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in India / Baron von Mirbach / 22.1.1968”. Below the label, it is written in pencil “given as 6/1/67 in the 4th convocation brochure”.  The photographs in the album are from Baron von Mirbach’s 6 January 1967 visit to IIT Madras. The album also contains photographs from Dr. Linus Pauling’s visit on 18 January 1967. On the date given on the label (22 January 1968), Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras again in the following year. The writing in pencil appears to be accurate according to the Fourth Convocation…

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. Seen in the photograph, from right, Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent, wearing bowtie), Dr. Edgar Reichel (Consul-General in Madras), Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of…

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. Seen in the photograph, from left, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Dr. Edgar Reichel (Consul-General in Madras), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), possibly…

This photograph appears to have been taken in the carpentry workshop of IIT Madras, owing to the wooden blocks placed on the table.  Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. In the photograph, from left, Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador…

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany.  In the photograph, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, at the doorway), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department, second from right) and Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the…