Background
Traut, Walther was born on June 12, 1934 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Herrmann and Elfriede (Pechtholdt) Traut.
Traut, Walther was born on June 12, 1934 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Herrmann and Elfriede (Pechtholdt) Traut.
Diploma in biology, University Hamburg, 1958. Doctor rerum naturalium, University Hamburg, 1960. Postgraduate, University Istanbul, 1958—1959.
Research assistant, U. Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Federal Republic Germany, l960-67; lecturer, U. Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Federal Republic Germany, l967-69; professor zoology, Ruhr U., Bochum, Federal Republic Germany, l970-80; professor biology, Medical U., Lübeck, Federal Republic Germany, l980-; dean faculty, Medical U., Lübeck, Federal Republic Germany, l983-85.
Member Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft, Gesellschaft für Genetik, Gesellschaft für Biologische Chemie, Genetics Society of America.
Married Gerlinde Meyn. Children: Kirsten, Anja, Silke.