Background
Gross, Michael was born on November 3, 1963 in Kirn, Rheinland, Germany. Son of Jörg and Sigrid Gross.
Gross, Michael was born on November 3, 1963 in Kirn, Rheinland, Germany. Son of Jörg and Sigrid Gross.
Diploma in chemistry, University Regensburg, 1990. Doctor in Natural Sciences, University Regensburg, 1993.
He holds a degree in chemistry and a doctorate in natural sciences, both from Regensburg University, Germany. During seven years of post-doctoral research in protein biochemistry at the University of Oxford, he wrote science journalism as a hobby. In 2000, he switched to writing full-time.
Occasionally he also acts as a translator, editor, and lecturer.
Michael Gross is the author of around 30 research papers, over 700 journalistic pieces, and seven books, including Life on the Edge, Travels to the Nanoworld, and Light and Life. He writes in English and German and parts of his work have been translated into French, Spanish and Italian.
Member Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker.
Married Ilona Judith Kosmowsky. Children: Tabitha, Yoram, Nerys.