Background
Finke, Peter was born on November 5, 1942 in Gottingen, Germany. Son of Werner and Erika (Franke) Finke.
Cultural ecologist Philosopher of science
Finke, Peter was born on November 5, 1942 in Gottingen, Germany. Son of Werner and Erika (Franke) Finke.
Bachelor, Oxford University, 1968. Master of Arts, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Georg-August University, 1976.
Assistant lecturer, U. Bielefeld (Germany), 1973-1978; dozent, U. Bielefeld (Germany), 1979; professor, U. Bielefeld (Germany), since 1982. Visiting professor U. Oslo, U. Debrecen, University of Oxford, others, since 1983. Dean U. Bielefeld, 1989-1991.
Campaign leader Nature Conservancy Society, Westphalia, 1981-1994. Member German Association Linguistics, Natural History Society (chairman 1982-1995), European Ecological Society, German Federation National Research (president 1992-1995), Society Ecological Economics.
Married Barbara Bayreuther, June 10, 1977.