Hartwig Munt (* 15th April 1938, † 2nd April 2011), was a graduate physicist who initially worked in a management position at Siemens AG, amongst others in the area of development and production. He later worked for the large company Deutsche Telephonwerke Berlin (DeTeWe) as Head of Quality Assurance, and finally as Director. He was also dedicated to Egyptological research from a physical point of view.