Background
Gormsen, Erdmann was born on October 8, 1929 in Konigsfeld, Germany. Son of Harald Christian and Marie Elisabeth (Erdmann) Gormsen.
Gormsen, Erdmann was born on October 8, 1929 in Konigsfeld, Germany. Son of Harald Christian and Marie Elisabeth (Erdmann) Gormsen.
Staatsexamen, U. Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1956, Doctor of Philosophy, 1962. University assistant U. Heidelberg, 1957-1963, associate professor, 1970. Research fellow German Research Foundation, Puebla, Mexico, 1964-1965.
Program specialist United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1966-1969.
Professor geography U. Mainz, Federal Republic Germany, since 1971. Company-chairman International Geography Union Working Group on Market-Place Exchange Systems, 1973-1984.
Member, consultant Landesplanungsbeirat Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz, 1983.
Professor geography University Mainz, Federal Republic Germany, since 1971. Board directors Deutsch-Mexikanische Gesellschaft, Dusseldorf, Federal Republic Germany, since 1972.
Member Hochschulverband, Verband Deutscher Hochschullehrer der Geographie. Member Moravian Church.
Married Hannelore Martens, July 11, 1964 (deceased August 1978). Married Jutta Schütz, March 19, 1980. Children: Nikolaus Andreas, Dagmar Christine.