Background
Funke, Friedrich Wilhelm was born on June 21, 1921 in Essen, Germany. Son of Friedrich and Martha J. (Kuehn) Funke.
Funke, Friedrich Wilhelm was born on June 21, 1921 in Essen, Germany. Son of Friedrich and Martha J. (Kuehn) Funke.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Cologne, 1946. Habilitation, 1956.
Head, Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne, Federal Republic Germany, 1946-1956; lecturer, U. Cologne, 1956; professor, U. Cologne, since 1961. Researcher Tibet, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Karacorum/Pamir, Nepal Himalaya, Ghana, South Pacific, People's Republic China.
Member Society High Mountain Research, National Geographic Society Washington, Sriramanashram, Tiruvanamalai (India), New York Academy of Sciences.