Waloddi Weibull

Professor Weibull's proudest moment came in 1978 when he received the Great Gold Medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences which was personally presented to him by King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden.

He was devoted to his family and was proud of his nine children and numerous grand- and great-grandchildren. Dr. Weibull was a member of many distinguished Swedish Academies and Societies and worked to the last day of his remarkable life. He died on October 12, 1979, in Annecy, France.

During June 1996, I asked Walter J. Trapp to help me in writing to Mrs. Inga Britta (Ibbi) Weibull. I remembered Walter telling me about Waloddi Weibull having received an award from King Gustav of Sweden, and I wished to include an image of the event in this tribute.

Tribute to Waloddi Weibull