Hans Brasch received a classical education, and began studying at the Polytechnic in Munich. He continued his studies in engineering in Charlottenburg and between 1911 and 1914 travelled to the USA, France and Italy. During WWI he joined the army as a volunteer, spent some time on the Western front, and later was transferred to Udine as a translator. After demobilisation, he obtained a degree in mechanical engineering and from 1926 lectured at the Polytechnic at Charlottenburg. In 1934, he left Germany and settled for several years in Alexandria, where he worked as a technical advisor and lectured at the University of Cairo. In Australia, he was a lecturer and later a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne. He died suddenly in a car accident. His writings were edited and published posthumously by his friends.
