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Breitschwerdt, Dieter was born on November 13, 1957 in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Son of Hans and Hildegard (Ott) Breitschwerdt.
Breitschwerdt, Dieter was born on November 13, 1957 in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Son of Hans and Hildegard (Ott) Breitschwerdt.
Diploma in physics, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1985. Doctor of Science, Habilitation in Astronomy, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1994.
Research fellow, Max Planck Institute Kernphysik, Heidelberg, 1985-1986; research assistant, U. Manchester, England, 1986-1988; research assistant, Max Planck Institute Kernphysik and University Heidelberg, 1988-1994; lecturer, U. Heidelberg, since 1994; Heisenberg fellow, Max Planck Institute Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany, since 1996. Principal organizer, editor International Astronomical Union Colloquium #166 "The Local Bubble and Beyond".
Fellow Royal Astronomical Society. Member International Astronomical Union.