Background
Weiss was born and raised in Stefling (near Nittenau), not far from Wackersdorf, where during the 1980s, the West German nuclear industry began building the nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf a nuclear reprocessing plant.
chemist politician university professor
Weiss was born and raised in Stefling (near Nittenau), not far from Wackersdorf, where during the 1980s, the West German nuclear industry began building the nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf a nuclear reprocessing plant.
Diplomatic.Chem., University Munich, 1951. Doctor rerum naturalium, Technology University Darmstadt, 1953. Doctor honoris Causa, University Budapest.
Upset by this move, Weiss took leave from his position as Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, and began making public appearances in opposition to the plant. Eventually the construction of Wackersdorf was stopped.
Member faculty University Darmstadt, 1955-1960. Member Kolloidgesellschaft (president since 1967), Association International for Study Argiles (vice president 1978-1981), International Association Colloid and Surface Scientists (vice president 1979-1981), New York Academy of Sciences, German Chemical Society, Clay Mineral Society, German Rheolog. Society, German Society Kristallwachstum and Kristallzü chtung.
Married Angela Rauh, August 12, 1955. Children– Norbert Michael, Eva Carola, Doris Angela, Ulrich Peter Heinrich.