Date of birth: December 8, 1945
Nationality: German
Professional history:
1967 – 1971: Study of Physics at Karlsruhe University and University of Durham (England)
1972 – 1975: Postgraduate study in Physics (University of Karlsruhe, JINR Dubna)
1975 PhD in Physics
1973 – 1980: Assistant at University of Karlsruhe, scientific associate at MPI for
Physics and Astrophysics Munich
1980: Habilitation
1985 – 1995: Senior research associate at MPI for Physics and Astrophysics Munich
1995 – 2011: Full Professor (Theory of elementary particles) Institute of Theoretical Physics,
University of Leipzig
March 31 2011: Retirement
Awards:
1980 – 1985 Heisenberg Award of DFG (CERN, University of Geneva, MPI for Physics and Astrophysics, Munich)
in 1988 Guest Professor at RIFP Kyoto
in 2000 Guest Professor at ITP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing