Background
Onken, Ulfert was born on May 14, 1925 in Darmstadt, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Katharina (Gallé) Onken.
Onken, Ulfert was born on May 14, 1925 in Darmstadt, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Katharina (Gallé) Onken.
Diploma-Chemical, Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, 1954. Doctor rerum naturalium, University Goettingen, Germany, 1958.
Researcher, U. Goettingen, 1954-1958; chemical engineer, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1958-1960; group leader, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1960-1966; chief department chemical engineering, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1966-1971; professor industrial chemistry, U. Dortmund, Germany, 1971-1990; professor emeritus, U. Dortmund, Germany, since 1990. Consultant in field; delegate European Federal Chemical Engineering, 1967-1993.
With German Army, 1943-1948, Prisoner Of War. Member Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft fuer Physikalische Chemie (guiding board 1981-1984), Dechema, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Czech Society Chemical Engineering (honorary member).
Married Dorothea Neckel, April 8, 1958 (deceased February 1991). Children: Ulrich, Annette. Married Hanna Denninghaus, June 9, 1993.