Hugh Latimer Dryden

Hugh Dryden
Dryden in 1959
Born	July 2, 1898 (1898-07-02) Pocomoke City, Maryland
Died	December 2, 1965(1965-12-02) (aged 67) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University
Known for	NASA
Awards	Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1950) Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (1955) Elliott Cresson Medal (1960) President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1960) John Fritz Medal (1963)
Scientific career
Fields	Aeronautics
Institutions	NBS NACA NASA
Thesis	Air forces on circular cylinders, axes normal to the wind, with special reference to the law of dynamical similarity (1919)

Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898 – December 2, 1965) was an American aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as NASA Deputy Administrator from August 19, 1958, until his death.