Background
Wolff, Matthias was born on February 17, 1955 in Potsdam, Berlin, Germany. Son of Dietrich Gustav and Anneliese Dorotea (Eggert) Wolff.
Wolff, Matthias was born on February 17, 1955 in Potsdam, Berlin, Germany. Son of Dietrich Gustav and Anneliese Dorotea (Eggert) Wolff.
Diplom, University Kiel, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kiel, 1985. Habilitation, University Bremen, 1995.
Researcher, German Agency for Academy Interchange, Pisco, Peru, 1983-1984;
lecturer, German Agency for Academy Interchange, Coquimbo, Chile, 1986-1991;
scientist, lecturer, Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, 1991-1997;
professor ecology, U. Bremen, since 1997. Consultant European Union, El Salvador, 1996. Chief scientist for expedition Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Costa Rica, 1993-1994.
Project director Volkswagen-Foundation, Peru, since 1998.
With German Army, 1974-1975. Member Society of Biology.
Married Rachel Elizabeth Vandenberg, August 3, 1981 (divorced April 1998). Children: Luisa, Benjamin, Sarah.