Background
Herrmann, Klaus Peter was born on May 20, 1937 in Koenigszelt, Silesia, Germany. Son of Erich Fritz and Margarete Emma (Berger) Herrmann.
Mechanical engineering educator
Herrmann, Klaus Peter was born on May 20, 1937 in Koenigszelt, Silesia, Germany. Son of Erich Fritz and Margarete Emma (Berger) Herrmann.
Diploma in Physics, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, 1964. Habilitation, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, 1969.
Assistant department physics Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, 1961-1969, senior assistant, 1970-1971. Lecturer Institute Mechanics, University Karlsruhe, 1973-1974, adjunct professor, 1975-1977. Professor mechanics University Paderborn, 1977—2002, emeritus professor, since 2002.
Research scholar University Warsaw, Poland, 1970-1971. Visiting professor Stanford University, 1979, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1983, Chongqing University Sichuan, China, 1986, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, 1993, Chongqin University and Beijing University, 2000, Pierre et Marie University, Paris, 2002.
Fellow New York Academy of Sciences. Member European Mechanics Society, Hochschulverband, Association Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, German Association for Materials Testing.
Married Rosemarie Schauer, July 17, 1965. 1 child, Thomas.