Background
Hess, Oswald was born on March 10, 1930 in Darmstadt, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Katharina (Moesser) Hess.
administrator genetics educator
Hess, Oswald was born on March 10, 1930 in Darmstadt, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Katharina (Moesser) Hess.
Diplom-Biologe Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Germany, 1954, Doctor rerum naturalium (Doctor in Sciences), 1955. Habilitation in Zoologie, University Freiburg i. Brsg., 1965.
Research assistant Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, 1955-1956, University Utrecht, Netherlands, 1957, University Bern, Switzerland, 1958, Stazione Zoologica, Napoli, Italy, 1959, Max Planck-Institut für Biologie, Tübingen, Germany, 1960-1967. Associate professor Universität Freiburg i. Brsg., 1968-1969; professor ordinarius, director Institut für Genetik Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1970-1995, professor emeritus, since 1995.
Member Faculty of Science (dean 1979-1980), University Düsseldorf (vice-rector for research), 1983-1985, Genetics Society Germany (vice president 1981-1986). Member science board Biotec, Nowea, Düsseldorf, since 1986, BioEngring., Munich, 1986-1994.
Married Christel Joneleit, June 1, 1963. Children: Annette, Katharina.