One of the meetings during the visit of Prof. Hilbig, 1965

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Administrators , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Prof. Hilbig came to IIT Madras along with Mr. Westphal from the Technical University, Berlin to take part in a series of meetings with the administrators and faculty of IIT Madras. This photograph was taken during one of the meetings. It appears that the photograph was taken outside IIT Madras, although it is difficult to determine the location. A Campastimes report mentions that Prof. Hilbig was an expert in Mine Surveying and Applied Geophysics. He studied at the universities of Breslau and Berlin, and in 1953 received his doctorate from the Technical University of Aachen. He was married to Adelheid Hilbig.

Sitting, from left, Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras) and Dr. P. Hilbig (Vice-Rector, Technical University, Berlin).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Album 0004: Visit of Prof. Dr. P. Hilbig, and Mr. Westphal, Technical University, Berlin, and Inauguration of NCC building, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0004/IMG_0159_1

Album ID:

0004

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Visit of Prof. Hilbig and Mr. Westphal

Date:

8-11 December 1965