Background
Lichtenthaler, Hartmut Karl was born on June 20, 1934 in Weinheim, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Emma (Hick) Lichtenthaler.
Lichtenthaler, Hartmut Karl was born on June 20, 1934 in Weinheim, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Emma (Hick) Lichtenthaler.
Master Pharmacy, University Karlsruhe, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, University Heidelberg, 1961. Honorary Doctor (honorary), University Brno, Czech Republic, 1996.
Honorary Doctor (honorary), Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary, 1998. Honorary Doctor (honorary), Szent Istvan University, Goedoelloe, Hungary, 2001.
Euratom research fellow Centre d'Etudes Nucleaire, Grenoble, France, 1961. North Atlantic Treaty Organization research fellow University California, Berkeley, 1962-1964. Science assistant, docent, then associate professor University Munster, Federal Republic Germany, 1964-1970.
Professor, director department botany University Karlsruhe, Germany, 1970—2001, professor emeritus Germany, since 2001.
Member European Society Plant Physiology (president 1984-1986).
Married Regine Schneider, 1966. Children: Stefan, Eckhard, Ulrich.