Fritz Merkle

Background

Merkle, Fritz was born on September 7, 1950 in Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Fritz and Lydia Merkle.

Education

Diploma, U. Heidelberg, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Heidelberg, 1980.

Career

Researcher, U. Heidelberg, 1980-1982; visiting scientist, International Business Machines Corporation Research, San Jose, California, 1983-1984; Research and Development, European Southern Observatory, Garching, Federal Republic of Germany, 1985-1987; Research and Development management, head opto-mechanics group, European Southern Observatory, Garching, Federal Republic of Germany, since 1988.

Achievements

• Fritz Merkle has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Optical Society American, International Society for Optical Engineering, German Physical Society, European Optical Society, German Society for Applied Optics. M C.

Connections

Married Karin Mauser, October 8, 1982. Children: Nils Myron, Nina Marie.

Father:

Fritz Merkle

Mother:

Lydia Merkle

Spouse:

Karin Mauser

child:

Nina Marie Merkle

child:

Nils Myron Merkle