Background
Wiegandt, Ellen Burdette was born on November 8, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Herbert and Jane Scott Wiegandt.
Wiegandt, Ellen Burdette was born on November 8, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Herbert and Jane Scott Wiegandt.
AB, Vassar College, 1968. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1977.
Research fellow Swiss National Science Foundation, 1977—1981. Visiting research fellow grad group in demography University California, Berkeley, 1980—1981. Research fellow University Bern, Switzerland, 1981—1986.
Science coordinator European Science Foundation, 1985—1990. Research fellow University Geneva, 1987—1990. Visiting scientist University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1990—1991.
Research fellow Graduate Institute International Studies, Geneva, since 1991. Director Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme, 1994—1996. Program coordinator Institute University Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland, since 1999.
Fellow: American Anthropological Association. Member: Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Urs Luterbacher. Children: Jeremy Luterbacher, Samuel Luterbacher.