Background
Klaes, Norbert was born on April 23, 1938 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Son of Josef and Herta (Storp) Klaes.
Klaes, Norbert was born on April 23, 1938 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Son of Josef and Herta (Storp) Klaes.
Total harmonic distortion Innsbruck, Austria, 1965. BLitt, University Oxford, England.
Professor theology St. Pius College, Bombay, 1969—1972. Guest researcher Benaras Hindu University, India, 1974—1975. Wiss assistant, theology University Bochum, Germany, 1975—1980.
Professor (chair) fundamental theology and comparative relgions University Paderborn, Germany, 1980—1982. Professor (chair) missiology University Wúrzburg, Germany, 1983—1985, professor (chair) history of religion Germany, since 1985. Associate secretary general World Conference on Religion and Peace, New York City, 1982—1983, president, Geneva, 1983—1999, co-president, member executive committee, New York City, since 1999.
Member of Wiss Gesellschaft Theologie, International Association History of Religion, Rotary (Wúrzburg).
Married Birgit Looschelders, October 25, 1985. Children: Judith, Manuel.