Background
Wenk, Klaus Otto was born on March 24, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Gustav and Elsa (Naumann) Wenk.
Southeast Asian studies educator
Wenk, Klaus Otto was born on March 24, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Gustav and Elsa (Naumann) Wenk.
Doctor juris, U Hamburg, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, U Hamburg, 1962. Postgraduate, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1958.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Silpakorn University, 1986.
Barrister, Hamburg, 1955-1963. Professor Southern Asian studies University Hamburg, 1963-1992, professor emeritus, since 1992.
With Germany Army, l944-45. Member Southeast Asian studies societies.
Married Marianne Hoppe, May 15, 1950. Children: Johannes, Andreas, Irene.