Background
Elster, Hans-Joachim was born on May 6, 1908 in Bernburg, Anhalt, Germany. Son of Carl and Elsa (Schwertfegen) Elster.
Elster, Hans-Joachim was born on May 6, 1908 in Bernburg, Anhalt, Germany. Son of Carl and Elsa (Schwertfegen) Elster.
Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Limnology and Zoology, University Munich, 1931. Doctor rer national, University Essen, Germany, 1998.
Assistant professor, U. Munich, 1931; head Institute Lake Research, U. Munich, 1931-1936; head Institute Lake Research, Max Planck Association, 1936-1945; head, Institute Hydrobiology, Germany, 1946-1961; director Institute Limnology,, U. Freiburg, Germany, 1961-1976; emeritus director, U. Freiburg, Germany, since 1976. Technical expert on fisheries Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Alexandria, Egypt, 1956-1958.
Member International Society Limnology (vice president 1974-1977, Naumann Thienemann medal 1980), German Society Limnology (honorary, vice president 1989-1992), German Society Ecology (honorary).
Married Elisabeth Buhrfeind, August 12, 1924. Children: Heidi, Christian.