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Schmidt, Hans-Jürgen Reinhold was born on February 15, 1956 in Berlin. Son of Reinhold and Ingeborg (Dirksen) Schmidt.
Schmidt, Hans-Jürgen Reinhold was born on February 15, 1956 in Berlin. Son of Reinhold and Ingeborg (Dirksen) Schmidt.
Diploma mathematics, University Greifswald, Germany, 1978. Doctor Natural Science in Topology, University Greifswald, Germany, 1980. Doctor Natural Science in Astrophysics, Academy of Sciences, Berlin, 1987.
Doctor Natural Science Habilitation, University Potsdam, Germany, 1992.
Scientist Institute Astrophysics, Potsdam, 1979-1990, leader research group, 1991. Lecturer department physics Technology University, Berlin, 1990-1991. Lecturer department astronomy Münster (Germany) University, 1991-1992.
Leader research group department mathematics University Potsdam, Germany, since 1992. Member evangelische Forschungsakademie, Berlin, since 1988, Kuratorium, since 1996. Guest scientist Institute H. Poincaré, VI University, Paris, 1990, Institute Cosmic Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1986, Osservatorio Romano, Rome, 1992.
Guest scientist department physics Free University Berlin, 1999-2000. Visitor State University, Kyoto, Japan, 1991, New York, 1996, Princeton, New Jersey, 1996, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1997, Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Poona, India, 1997. Speaker WIP-Astronomie, Potsdam University, Rat Deutscher Sternwarten, München, 1992-1994.
Member group preparing foundation of Potsdam University, 1990-1991. Co-founder Arbeitskreis Astronomiegeschichte, Astronomische Gesellschaft, 1992. Leader Potsdam district Aktion Sühnezeichen in Evangelic Church, 1979-1989.
Leader trade union group Astrophysical Institute, Potsdam, 1989-1990. Member International Society General Relativity and Gravitation.
Married Renate Reichstein, October 22, 1977. Children: Markus, Theodor, Mareike.