Background
Rother, Klaus Oswald was born on March 1, 1926 in Wittstock, Germany. Son of Oswald H. and Hedwig W. (Rendel) Rother.
Rother, Klaus Oswald was born on March 1, 1926 in Wittstock, Germany. Son of Oswald H. and Hedwig W. (Rendel) Rother.
Doctor of Medicine, University Freiburg, Germany, 1951. Habilitation in Medicine, University Freiburg, Germany, 1960.
Intern, U. Hospital of Freiburg, U. Germany, 1951;
research assistant, U. Hospital of Freiburg, U. Germany, 1952-1956;
training grantee in immunochemistry, St. Luke's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University Medical Center, Cleveland, United States of America, 1959-1963;
guest professor pathology, New York University, 1963-1964;
adjunct associate professor pathology, New York University, 1965-1967;
head research unit immune biology, Max-Planck Institute, Freiburg, Germany, 1967-1971;
professor, chairman Institute Immunology, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1971-1994;
retired, 1994;
vice-dean faculty theoretical medicine, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1972-1979;
pro-rector, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1980-1982. Guest professor of University Adelaide, South Australia, 1975, U. Medical School, Wuhan, China, 1982. Board directors U. Medical School, Heidelberg, 1986-1989.
Member several advisory bodies on medical science policy, 1972-1994. Chairman steering committee stateproject Environmental and Health, 1990-1994.
Member Society Immunology (honorary, president 1976-1982), Gesellschaft Allergologie (board mem.1959-1992, honorary 1990, K.-Hansen Medaille 1999), Kuratorium Aronson Foundation (advisor 1982-1994).
Married Ursula A. Eschenauer, January 4, 1954. 1 child, Reinhard A.