Christian-Dietrich Schönwiese

Background

Schönwiese, Christian-Dietrich was born on October 7, 1940 in Breslau, Germany. Son of Alex J. and Ursula A. (Leitzke) Schönwiese.

Education

Diploma in meteorology, University Munich, Germany, 1968. Doctor in Natural Science, University Munich, Germany, 1974.

Career

Member of advisory board, Weather Svc., Germany, 1970-1981; professor environmental research and climatology, University-Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, Frankfurt, Germany, since 1981. Board directors University Center for Environmental Research, Frankfurt.

Achievements

• Christian-Dietrich Schönwiese has been listed as a noteworthy Climatologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, reviewer, author science working group United Nations Intergovtl. Panel on Climate Change, Geneva, since 1989. Rapporteur for statistical climatology United Nations World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 1994-1998.

Military duties, 1961-1963, Germany. Member German Meteorological Society (managing board since 1974), Austrian Meterol. Society, American Meteorological Society, European Geophysical Society.

Connections

Son of; married Marianne Zilleken, January 24, 1975. Children: Ralf University, Alexa C.

Father:

Alex J. Schönwiese

Mother:

Ursula A. (Leitzke) Schönwiese

Spouse:

Marianne Zilleken

child:

Alexa C. Schönwiese

child:

Ralf U. Schönwiese