George Thomas Hahn

He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1930. When he was eight, his family left Austria for New York City to escape Hitler’s persecution.

He was a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, where he served for 18 years with distinction until his retirement in 1998. Prior to that he worked for 19 years at Battelle Laboratories in Columbus, Ohio where, in his last position, he was the Division Chief and Manager of the Metal Science Section. He was a Fellow in the American Society of Metals (an honor recognizing distinguished contributions to the field of Materials Science and Engineering). He published approximately 200 papers in the fields of fracture mechanics, rolling contact, and riveted connections and was listed in Who’s Who in Engineering Academia.

He earned his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from NYU in 1952. Then he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1955 as a Project Engineer at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. After serving, he earned a Master of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Columbia University in 1955 and a Doctorate of Science in Metallurgy from MIT in 1959.

He is survived by his wife, Frances Cutler Hahn; his two daughters, Claudia Hahn Abbott (Jon Abbott) Elisabeth Hahn (Missy Stogner); his grandchildren, Andrew Abbott (Rachel Northcutt Abbott) and Kara Abbott; and his stepdaughter Cynthia Moon (Bobby Moon).

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rudy and Stella Hahn, and his first wife, Charlotte Hahn.

Funeral services will be held at Congregation Micah on Thursday, June 9th at 9:30 am. The service will be streamed online via the following link.

https://micah.livecontrol.tv/ec64e2ba

In lieu of flowers, tributes may be made in George's memory to the General Fund in support of the Children of the Shoah statue at Congregation Micah.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.marshalldonnellycombs.com for the Hahn family.