Prof. Dr. Reinhard Alfred Furrer (November 25 1940 – September 9 1995) was a German physicist and astronaut.Furrer was born in Wörgl Austria (then part of Germany). After the end of World War II his father was expelled from Austria. The family found a new home in Kempten im Allgäu Bavaria. Furrer stayed there until he joined the University of Kiel to study physics. He later transferred to the Free University of Berlin where he received a diploma in 1969 and a doctorate in 1972.
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