Background
Thurau, Klaus Walther Christian was born on June 14, 1928 in Bautzen, Germany. Son of Walther Thurau and Helene (Engel) Grüttner.
Thurau, Klaus Walther Christian was born on June 14, 1928 in Bautzen, Germany. Son of Walther Thurau and Helene (Engel) Grüttner.
Doctor of Medicine, University Kiel, 1955. Doctor honorary, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, 1985.
Lecturer in Physiology, University of Gottingen 1955-1965. Chairman Department, of Physiology, University of Munich since 1968. Visiting Professor American Heart Association 1964. Gilman Professor, Dartmouth Medical School 1968. Visiting Professor, American Kidney Foundation 1980. President Institute Society of Nephrology. Treasure and Councillor Institute Union of Physiological Science. National Representative and Treasure Institute Council of Scientific Unions. Chairman Research Council on Smoking and Health, German UNESCO Commission, on Natural Sciences.
German Physiological Society, Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society of Physiology, Institute Society for Hypertension, Institute Society of Nephrology. Australian Society of Nephrology, S. African Society of Nephrology.
Married Antje M. Wiese, February 1, 1957. Children: Stephan, Matthias.