Background
Gottstein, Klaus Leo Ferdinand was born on January 25, 1924 in Stettin, Germany. Son of Kurd Felix and Christel Erika (Schallehn) Gottstein.
Gottstein, Klaus Leo Ferdinand was born on January 25, 1924 in Stettin, Germany. Son of Kurd Felix and Christel Erika (Schallehn) Gottstein.
Diploma in Physics, U. Goettingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1951, Doctor rerum naturalium, 1953. Privatdozent, U. Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1960, professor, 1967.Group leader Max Planck Institute Physics, Goettingen, 1953-1958. Researchphysicist radiation laboratory University of California-Berkeley, 1956-1957.
Group leader Institute Physics, Max Planck Institute Physics and Astrophysics, Munich, 1958-1965, division leader, 1965-1971, member directorate, 1971-1983.
Director research unit Max Planck Society, Munich, 1984-1992. Counselor science affairs German Embassy, Washington, 1971-1974.
Speaker Pugwash Group, Federal Republic Germany, 1975-1988. Coordinator contributions Federal Republic Germany to United Nations Conference Science and Technology for Development, 1977-1979.
Executive secretary Science Forum, Conference Security and Cooperation Europe, 1979-1980.
Member German United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Commission, 1983-1991.
Group leader Max Planck Institute Physics, Goettingen, 1953-1958. Research physicist radiation laboratory University California, Berkeley, 1956-1957. Group leader Max Planck Institute Physics and Astrophysics, Munich, 1958-1965, division leader, 1965-1971, member directorate, 1971-1983.
Director research unit Max Planck Society, 1984-1992, retired, 1992. Counselor science affairs German Embassy, Washington, 1971-1974. Speaker Pugwash Group, Federal Republic Germany, 1975-1988.
Coordinator contributions Federal Republic Germany to United Nations Conference Science and Technology for Development, 1977-1979. Executive secretary Science Forum, Conference Security and Cooperation Europe, 1979-1980. Member German United Nations Educational Commission, 1983-1991.
Representative Union of German Academies Science with International Amaldi Conferences on Problems of Global Security, since 1999.
Member Federation German Scientists (executive board 1969-1971, 76-82, advisory council 1982-1988), Max Planck Society (science council since 1961), German Association Culture and Development (chairman 1990-1995), American Physical Society, European Physical Society, German Physical Society, Academy Political Science New York.
Married Karin Hanna Paetzold, February 25, 1956. Children: Michael, Peter, Oliver, Barbara.