Background
Anton, Hermann Josef was born on January 25, 1922 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Son of Willy Ernst and Annamaria Katharina (Vossen) Anton.
Anton, Hermann Josef was born on January 25, 1922 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Son of Willy Ernst and Annamaria Katharina (Vossen) Anton.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Cologne, Germany, 1953.
Assistant, Zoological Institute, U. Cologne, 1953-1963; dozent, Zoological Institute, U. Cologne, 1963-1970; professor, Zoological Institute, U. Cologne, 1970-1987; professor retired, Zoological Institute, U. Cologne, 1987-1997; head Isotope Laboratory, Zoological Institute, U. Cologne, 1967-1987; Adjunct Professor, Zoological Institute, U. Cologne, since 1997. Leader Laboratory Regeneration in Vertebrates, Cologne, since 1964. Lecturer in field.
President Cologne Yacht Club, 1982-1986. 2nd lieutenant German Army, 1945. Member German Zoological Society, German Society Nature Researchers and Physicians, German Development Biology Society, International Association for Research on Regeneration (honorary president).
Married Ingeliese Lehmann, August 18, 1953. Children: Sabine Brigitte, Gabriele Marianne, Jürgen Dieter.