Background
Funck, Rolf Heinrich was born on February 7, 1930 in Soltau, Germany. Son of Gustav Wilhelm Funck and Gertrud Marie Funck-Mohneke.
Funck, Rolf Heinrich was born on February 7, 1930 in Soltau, Germany. Son of Gustav Wilhelm Funck and Gertrud Marie Funck-Mohneke.
Diploma, Münster (Germany) University, 1955. Doctor Economics, Münster (Germany) University, 1957. Privatdozent, Münster (Germany) University, 1962.
Doctor honoris causa, University of Economics, Poznan, Poland, 1996.
Research assistant Münster University, 1957-1962, docent, 1962-1963. Professor economics Karlsruhe (Germany) University, 1964-1998, professor emeritus, since 1998. Visiting professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1967-1968, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1971.
Member board advisors Federal Ministry of Transport, Bonn, Germany, 1966-1998. Managing director Institute for Applied Cultural Science, Karlsruhe, 1993-1999. Board directors Institute for Economic Policy Research, Karlsruhe, 1964-1998.
Coordinator European Union, Regional Transport and Communications Integration Study for Southern Africa, 1993-2001.
Member Karlsruhe City Council, 1975-1999. Board directors Baden State Theatre, Karlsruhe, 1981-1994, Karlsruhe Savings and Loan, 1990-2004. Trustee Center for Arts and Media, Karlsruhe, since 1989.
Member Regional Science Association (president international chapter 1989-1990), Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (president 1982-1986), Verein für Socialpolitik, August Loesch Association.
Married Elsa Auguste Bönkemeyer, August 2, 1952 (deceased 1979). Children: Rolf-Dieter, Gisela Martha, Franz Ronald. Married Ingrid Helga Borchers, November 10, 1981.
Children: Martin Laquai, Stefan Laquai.