Background
Higman, Christopher Andrew Austin was born on November 30, 1944 in Llandrindod Wells, Wales. Son of Bryan and Mary Ethelwyn (Tanner) Higman. arrived in Germany, 1974.
Higman, Christopher Andrew Austin was born on November 30, 1944 in Llandrindod Wells, Wales. Son of Bryan and Mary Ethelwyn (Tanner) Higman. arrived in Germany, 1974.
Bachelor with honors, Queen's College, Oxford, England, 1966. Master of Science, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1976.
Mechanic engineer, Rand Water Board, Johannesburg, 1966-1969; project engineer, Stewarts and Lloyds of South Africa Ltd., Johannesburg, 1969-1973; project engineer, Dorman Long Africa Ltd., Johannesburg, 1974; project engineer, IPI Contractors AG, Frankfurt, Germany, 1974-1975; project engineer, Lurgi AG, Frankfurt, since 1975; vice president gas technology, Lurgi AG, Frankfurt, since 1994. Visiting lecturer College Petroleum and Energy Studies, Oxford, since 1991.
Deputy chairman Association Foreigner's Councils in Hessen, 1990-1994. Member Ausläanderbeirat, Schwalbach, 1989-1995. Europa-Beauftragter, Freie Demokratische Partei, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Germany, since 1994.
Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Institute Mechanical Engineering.
Married Patience Jane Carr, March 30, 1968. Children: Suzanna, Natasha, Victoria.