Klaus Martin Aerni

Background

Aerni, Klaus Martin was born on July 27, 1932 in Berne, Switzerland. Son of Fritz and Ida (Wegmüller) Aerni.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, U. Berne, 1969.

Career

Teacher, Primary School Dotzigen, Switzerland, 1952-1956; teacher high school, Techr.'s Training Center, Hofwil, Switzerland, 1961-1974; assistant, U. Berne, 1974-1978; from assistant professor to professor geography, U. Berne, since 1978; director department geography, U. Berne, 1983-1988. Professor of University Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1982-1983.

Achievements

• Klaus Martin Aerni has been listed as a noteworthy Geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Committee Geographers in Switzerland, 1983-1988. Director program Inventoryof Historical Ways of Switzerland, Berne, since 1983. Chairman Simplon Foundation, Brigue, Switzerland, since 1991.

Member International Geography Union (correspondent, commission geografic education since 1980), Geography Society Berne (chairman 1979-1985, editor yearbook 1965-1979), Swiss Association Teacher.Geography (chairman 1973-1976), Arbeitskreis Genet Siedlungsforschung (correspondent).

Connections

Married Vreni Schläppi, August 12, 1961. Children: Christoph, Veronika, Markus, Peter.

Father:

Fritz Aerni

Mother:

Ida (Wegmüller) Aerni

Spouse:

Vreni Schooläppi

child:

Markus Aerni

child:

Peter Aerni

child:

Christoph Aerni

child:

Veronika Aerni