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Joachim Sauter, born on May 16, 1959 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany, was a designer, sculptor and university teacher. Joachim Sauter died on July 10, 2021, aged 62. Schooling on record includes Berlin University of the Arts.
My Take
Joachim Sauter deserves to be a household name, and I am a little frustrated that he is not. A German media artist, designer and professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, he built Terravision in 1993, a program that let you fly around a digital globe years before Google Earth, and later took Google to court over the underlying patent. That blend of art and engineering, of seeing the future before the rest of us, is precisely what I love. Sauter died in 2021, but the work of people who glimpse tomorrow early tends to keep glowing quietly in the world they left behind.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joachim Sauter
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨアヒム・ザウター
- Reading
- よあひむ・ざうたー
- Born
- May 16, 1959 – July 10, 2021
- Origin
- Schwäbisch Gmünd, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany
- Occupation
- artist / designer / sculptor / university teacher / light artist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
2. Background
- University
- Berlin University of the Arts
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Joachim Sauter born?
Joachim Sauter was born on May 16, 1959.
When did Joachim Sauter die?
Joachim Sauter died on July 10, 2021, aged 62.
Where was Joachim Sauter from?
Joachim Sauter was from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany.
What did Joachim Sauter do?
Joachim Sauter worked as artist, designer, sculptor, university teacher, light artist.
Where did Joachim Sauter study?
Joachim Sauter attended Berlin University of the Arts.
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