Background
MENSCHING, Horst was born on June 5, 1921 in Porta Westfalica. Son of Georg Mensching and Christine (nee Kahre) Mensching.
MENSCHING, Horst was born on June 5, 1921 in Porta Westfalica. Son of Georg Mensching and Christine (nee Kahre) Mensching.
Universitat Gottingen.
Assistant Institute of Geography, University of Gottingen 1949-1952. Professor, of Geography, University of Wurzburg 1952-1962. Full Professor, of Geography, Teehnische Universitat Hannover 1962-1974, University of Hamburg 1974-1985, Professor Emeritus since 1985.
Academy, of Sciences, Gottingen 1974, Academy Leopoldina, Halle, Vienna 1974, Honorary member Academy, of Hungary 1985.
Married 1st Anne Wiirdemann in 1949 (divorced), 2nd Ute Esselbom in 1983 (deceased), 3rd Renate Heilig in 1989.