Background
Elke Lütjen-Drecoll was born on January 8, 1944 in Ahlersted, Germany. She is a saaughter of Johann and Frieda Lütjen.
Elke Lütjen-Drecoll was born on January 8, 1944 in Ahlersted, Germany. She is a saaughter of Johann and Frieda Lütjen.
In 1973 Elke Luetjen-Drecoll received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Marburg, Germany.
From 1969 to 1971 Elke Luetjen-Drecoll was an intern in internal medicine and surgery at the University of Marburg, a research assistant at the Department of Anatomy from 1969 to 1974. From 1974 to 1983 she worked as an associate professor of anatomy at the University of Erlangen, a professor and head of department of anatomy since 1984.
Elke Luetjen-Drecoll is a member of the International Society for Eye Research, Glaucoma Society, the Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz.
On May 23, 1969 Elke Luetjen married Henning Drecoll. They have two children: Jens, Axel.