Background
Hammer, Karl was born on February 17, 1944 in Leipzig.
Hammer, Karl was born on February 17, 1944 in Leipzig.
Diploma in Agricultural Study, 1968. Doctor, University Halle, 1974. Habil in Plant Genetic Resources, University Berlin, 1980.
Habil in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetic Resources, University Göttingen, 1992.
Researcher Institute Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Gatersleben, 1968—1992. Head genebank department IPK, 1992—1998. Professor agrobiodiversity University Kassel, Witzenhausen, 1998—2009.
Editor-in-chief & editor Several international journals. Section head plant genetic resources EUCARPIA and GPZ.
Married Merita Hammer-Spahillati.