Julius Natterer, (December 5, 1938 – October 25, 2021), was a German engineer and professor of wood construction at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

To develop this ambition, he initiated a postgraduate course in wood engineering and architecture at EPFL in 1988 in collaboration with Professor Roland Schweitzer.

A pioneer of this type of master's degree at EPFL, he joined forces with Professor Jean-Luc Sandoz, an engineer in wood materials and structures, to bring this training to an international level.

This expert continued to share his passion for wood construction, long after his academic retirement in 2005.

[5] Julius Natterer is regularly quoted as a reference by the generations that follow him, particularly during official presentations on sustainable development.