Gerhard Thiele

Gerhard Thiele
Born	Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (1953-09-02) September 2, 1953 (age 71) Heidenheim, West Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation	Physicist
Space career
DFVLR/ESA astronaut
Time in space	11d 05h 39m
Selection	1987 German Group
Missions	STS-99
Mission insignia
Scientific career
Fields	Environmental science
Thesis	Ein kinematisches Boxmodell zur Auswertung der Verteilung anthropogener Spurenstoffe in der Warmwassersphäre des Nordostatlantik (1985)

Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut. He is the father of Die Astronautin candidate Insa Thiele-Eich.