Background
Messerschmidt, Albrecht Matthias was born on January 31, 1945 in Wippra, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Margot Hedwig (Lange) Messerschmidt.
educator X-ray crystallographer
Messerschmidt, Albrecht Matthias was born on January 31, 1945 in Wippra, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Margot Hedwig (Lange) Messerschmidt.
Master in Crystallography, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, 1968. Doctor rerum naturalium, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, 1972. Doctor rerum naturalium habilitatus, University Konstanz, Germany, 1996.
Postdoctoral fellow, Humboldt U., Berlin, 1972-1975; research associate, Academy Sciences German Democratic Republic, Berlin, 1975-1981; postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany, 1983-1990; senior scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, since 1990. Lecturer faculty of biology U. Konstanz, since 1996.
Political prisoner Prison Brandenburg, 1981-1983.
Married Beate Dorothea Selm, November 10, 1967. 1 child, Nadja.