Background
Lerf was born on May 28, 1948 in Mindelheim, Bayern, Germany; the son of Anton and Amalie (Lecheler) Lerf.
Lerf was born on May 28, 1948 in Mindelheim, Bayern, Germany; the son of Anton and Amalie (Lecheler) Lerf.
Lerf received a diploma in Chemistry from Ludwig-Maximilians University in 1973. Three years later he was given a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the same university.
Lerf began his career as an assistant at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in 1974 and held it for two years. Since 1976, he has been a research assistant at Walther-Meissner Institute. In 1995, Anton was a professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians University and held it for a year.
Lerf is a member of German Society of Crystallography.
On September 16, 1978 Anton Lerf married Edith Legat.