Background
Hasselmann, Klaus Ferdinand was born on October 25, 1931 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Erwin Johann Heinrich and Dorothea Hedwig (Leo) Hasselmann.
Hasselmann, Klaus Ferdinand was born on October 25, 1931 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Erwin Johann Heinrich and Dorothea Hedwig (Leo) Hasselmann.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Göttingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1957. Habilitation, University Hamburg, 1963.
From assistant professor to associate professor, University of California, La Jolla, 1961-1964; lecturer, U. Hamburg, 1964-1966; professor, U. Hamburg, 1966-1969; department director, professor, U. Hamburg, 1969-1972; Doherty professor, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institution, 1970; full professor, managing director, U. Hamburg, 1972-1975; director, Max-Planck-Institute Meteorology, Hamburg, since 1975; science director, German Climate Computer Center, Hamburg, since 1988.
Married Susanne Barthe, August 17, 1957. Children: Meike, Knut, Annette.