Background
Hecht, Horst was born on December 16, 1943 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany. Son of Hellmuth O. Erick and Ingeborg (Kissel-Cammert) Hecht.
Hecht, Horst was born on December 16, 1943 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany. Son of Hellmuth O. Erick and Ingeborg (Kissel-Cammert) Hecht.
Diploma in Meteorology, Free University, 1969.
Head computer section Germany Hydrographic Institute, Hamburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1970-1979. Director data processing division Germany Hyrographic Institute, Federal Republic Germany, 1979-1988, director German Oceanographic Data Center Federal Republic Germany, 1985-1988, director nautical publications, hydrographic survey, chart production Federal Republic Germany, since 1988.
Member Intergov. Oceanography Commission, International Council Exploration of the Sea, International Hydrographic Organization.
Married Annette Domagalla. Children: Bettina, Anna, Leonie.