Albert Richard Kranz

Background

Kranz, Albert Richard was born on January 21, 1928 in Giessen, Hessia, Germany. Son of Heinrich Wilhelm and Aimèe (Spamer) Kranz.

Education

Student, J. Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1949. Student, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1953. Dr.rer.hort., Technology University, Hannover, Germany, 1957.

Career

Gardener City Palm Garden, Frankfurt, 1948-1949. Cytogeneticist, cereal breeder Lochow-Petkus, Bergen, Germany, 1957-1960. From lecturer to assistant professor botany department University Frankfurt, 1960-1975.

Professor botany J.W. Goethe University, 1975-1993, professor retired, 1993. Curator Arabidopsis Gene/Seedbank, Frankfurt, 1974-1975. Director Botan. Department and Garden, Frankfurt, 1979-1980.

Consultant International Atomic Energy Association-Food Agriculture Organization, Vienna, Austria, 1984. Principal investigator European Space Agency-European Space Research Technology Center, Paris and Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1990-1994.

Achievements

• Albert Richard Kranz has been listed as a noteworthy botany educator, plant geneticist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Deutsche Forschungsgem (Bonn), Japan Society Promotion of Science. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Interests

• Flutist, chamber music, plant photographer, alpine flora hiking.

Connections

Married Elke Richter, January 20, 1958.

Father:

Heinrich Wilhelm Kranz

Mother:

Aimèe (Spamer) Kranz

Spouse:

Elke Richter