Background
Schaffner, Kurt Walter was born on October 6, 1931 in Zürich, Switzerland. Son of Walter K. and Elis (Kaufmann) Schaffner.
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Kurt Walter Schaffner
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Doctor Science Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Sarriá, Barcelona, Spain, 1991.
Career
Lecturer Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1963—1970, titular professor, 1970—1971. Professor chemistry University Geneva, 1971-1976. Director Max-Planck-Institute für Strahlenchemie, Mülheim a.d.
Ruhr, Federal Republic Germany, 1976-1999, emeritus, since 1999.
Achievements
Membership
Member European Photochemistry Association (president 1972-1976), European Society Photobiology (founding president 1985-1986, award 1997), American Society Photobiology, American Chemical Society, German Chemical Society, Swiss Chemical Society (Werner medal 1965), Nordrheinisch-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften (vice president 1998-1999), Gesellschaft deutscher Ärzte und Naturforscher, German Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Academia Europaea, New York Academy of Sciences, Rotary (local president 1986-1987).
Connections
Married Gertraud Lindgens, October 2, 1981.
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Nationality
Swiss
Education
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1957
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1991
Career
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1971 - 1976
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1976 - 1999
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1999
Awards
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Recipient Ruzicka award Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1968, Havinga medal University Leiden, 1990, Dewey and Kelly award University Nebraska, 1995, Theodor Foerster Memorial award German Chemical and Bunsen Societies, 2001.Recipient Ruzicka award Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1968, Havinga medal University Leiden, 1990, Dewey and Kelly award University Nebraska, 1995, Theodor Foerster Memorial award German Chemical and Bunsen Societies, 2001.