Background
Maresch, Walter Viktor was born on July 1, 1944 in Munich. Son of Viktor Heinrich and Josefine Maresch.
Maresch, Walter Viktor was born on July 1, 1944 in Munich. Son of Viktor Heinrich and Josefine Maresch.
Bachelor of Science with Honors, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1966. Master of Science, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1971.
Habilitation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, 1988.
Professor c3 University Muenster, Germany, 1988—1996. Researcher Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 1971—1988, professor c4, 1996—2009. Chief editor European Journal Mineralogy, 1991—1999.
Councilor International Mineralogical Association, since 2006. Selection committee member Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany, 1996—2006.
Fellow: Mineralogical Society Great Britain and Ireland, Mineralogical Society of America, Geological Society of America (honorary). Member: American Geophysical Union, German Mineralogical Society (president, vice president 1999—2003).
Married Anita Rümcker, September 14, 1969. Children: Melanie Sonya Scherer, Tanja Désirée Wittkampf.