Background
Sommer, Ferdinand was born on April 28, 1941 in Osnabrueck, Germany.
Sommer, Ferdinand was born on April 28, 1941 in Osnabrueck, Germany.
Physics diploma, University Muenster, Germany, 1969. Doctorate, University Muenster, Germany, 1972.
Assistant University Stuttgart, Germany, 1973—1977. Senior researcher Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, since 1978.
Married Ruth Middel-Sommer, June 28, 1946. 1 child David.