Background
Knus, Max Albert was born on April 14, 1942 in Peseux, Neuchatel, Switzerland. Son of Alfred and Lina (Gerlicher) Knus.
Knus, Max Albert was born on April 14, 1942 in Peseux, Neuchatel, Switzerland. Son of Alfred and Lina (Gerlicher) Knus.
Diploma in mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland, 1966.
Fellow, Battelle Institute, Geneva, 1966-1967; postgraduate fellow, Brandeis U., Massachusetts, 1967-1968; postgraduate fellow, U. Geneva, Waltham, Switzerland, 1968-1969; assistant professor, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, 1969-1972; associate professor, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, 1972-1979; professor, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, since 1979; head department mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, 1989-1991. Visitor Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Bombay, 1980, 84, 86, 91.
Married Marianne Secretan, July 28, 1970. Children: Pierrine, Sébastien.