Ludwig Rebenfeld *55

Ludwig Rebenfeld, chemist and alumni volunteer, died in Princeton May 26, 2004, after a brief illness.

Hailing from the Czech Republic, Ludwig earned a bachelor's in chemistry from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton.

For more than 50 years he worked in various capacities for TRI/Princeton (formerly Textile Research Institute) as director and president and, at the time of his death, as editor of the Textile Research Journal. From 1964 until his retirement, Ludwig was also a visiting lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Princeton. He advised a number of graduate dissertations, and taught a graduate course that exposed students to the technology and science of textile fibers. A widely respected textile scientist, Ludwig received many awards and honors throughout his career, including an honorary doctorate of textile science from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences in 1980.

Over the years Ludwig generously gave volunteer time and attention to Princeton, sitting on the Alumni Council and presiding as president of the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni from 1981-83.

Preceded in death by his wife, Ellen, Ludwig has no immediate survivors.