Background
Hirsch, Peter was born on January 29, 1928 in Plön, Germany. Son of Hans Hirsch and Marie-Luise (Stein) Hirsch.
Hirsch, Peter was born on January 29, 1928 in Plön, Germany. Son of Hans Hirsch and Marie-Luise (Stein) Hirsch.
Biology Diploma, University Hamburg, Germany, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Hamburg, Germany, 1957.
Microbiologist, Henckel & Cie, Industrial Corporation, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1958; research associate, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. assistant professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1964-1967; associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1967-1970; professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1970; professor, chairman, Institute für Allgemeine Mikrobiologie, U. Kiel, Germany, 1987-1991.
Speaker in field Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology, Society for General Microbiology, Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie.
Married Alice Marie Cobb, July 21, 1960. Children: Karen I., Klaus H.A., Kersten S.