Hans Robert Hörbiger
Hans Robert Hörbiger | |
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Hörbiger in 1927 | |
| Born | Johann Robert Hörbiger 29 May 1885 Vienna, Austro-Hungary |
| Died | 31 January 1955 (aged 69) |
| Organization | Ahnenerbe |
| Father | Hanns Hörbiger |
| Family | Attila and Paul Hörbiger (brothers) |
Johann Robert Hörbiger (1885–1955), commonly known as Hans Robert Hörbiger, was an Austrian engineer and proponent of the Welteislehre, a pseudoscientific theory which asserted that the base material of the universe was ice. Initially studying engineering and running a business with his father and brother, Hörbiger later worked to promote the theory; he worked under Heinrich Himmler in the Ahnenerbe, where the theory was used to generate weather forecasts.