Background
Schwarzenbach, Dieter was born on March 21, 1936 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Gerold and Marta (Tobler) Schwarzenbach.
Schwarzenbach, Dieter was born on March 21, 1936 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Gerold and Marta (Tobler) Schwarzenbach.
Diploma in science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1965. Privatdozent, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1973.
Postdoctoral fellow University Pittsburgh, 1966-1967, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1969. Head assistant Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1969-1973. Professor crystallography University Lausanne, Switzerland, 1973-2001, director Crystallography Institute Switzerland, 1973-1999, honorary professor Switzerland, since 2001.
Member American Crystallographic Association, Swiss Society Crystallography (president l985-87), Swiss Physical Society, Swiss Alpine Club.
Married Vera Bosshard, March 27, 1967. Children: Charlotte, Thomas.