George Michael Low (born George Wilhelm Low; June 10, 1926 – July 17, 1984) was a NASA administrator and 14th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Early life and education

He was born near Vienna, Austria to Artur and Gertrude Low (née Burger) who had a prosperous manufacturing business. He was educated in private schools in Switzerland and England. His father died in 1934. When Nazi Germany occupied Austria in 1938, Low's family — being Jewish — emigrated to the United States. In 1943, Low graduated from Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills, New York, and entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He joined that college's Delta Phi fraternity. However, his college education was interrupted by the Second World War. From 1944 to 1946, he served in the United States Army. During his military service time, he became a naturalized American citizen, and legally changed his name to George Michael Low.

After military service, Low returned to RPI and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1948. He then worked at Convair in Fort Worth, Texas, as a mathematician in an aerodynamics group. Low returned to RPI late in 1948, however, and received his Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1950.

George Low (1847 - 1912) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. His birth name was George Low Evatt.

Biography

Born in 1847 in Canada, Low immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from New York. By February 15, 1881, he was serving as a seaman on the USS Tennessee. On that day, while Tennessee was at New Orleans, Louisiana, Gunner's Mate N.P. Petersen fell overboard. Low jumped into the water and kept the man afloat until they were both picked up by a boat. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor three and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.

Low's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

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George Low (1926 – 1984) was the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1976 to 1984.

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George Anderson Low, Sr. (November 1, 1874 – April 17, 1950) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. Low finished tied for second place in the 1899 U.S. Open championship. In total, he had six top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open. He won the Metropolitan Open in 1906 and the Florida Open three times.

Early life

Low was born in Carnoustie, Scotland, in 1874. He learned the trade of golf club maker in the workshop of Archie Simpson in Carnoustie. He lived in Aberdeen, Scotland, for a time and honed his considerable golf skills while living there. Low emigrated to the United States in 1899, arriving on St. Patrick's Day, and quickly acclimated himself to the American golf scene by finishing tied second in the 1899 U.S. Open held at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland. He won $125 for his sterling performance.

In 1900, Low accompanied Harry Vardon for a portion of his American exhibition tour. That same year, Low finished sixth in the 1900 U.S. Open and finished tied ninth in the 1901 U.S. Open. Low won the Metropolitan Open in 1906 and the Florida Open three times. In 1906 Low was appointed as the first president of the Eastern Professional Golfer's Association, which predated the PGA of America.