Background
Thurm, Ulrich was born on July 8, 1931 in Sorau, Lausitz, Germany. Son of Walter and Gertrud (Steiner) Thurm.
Thurm, Ulrich was born on July 8, 1931 in Sorau, Lausitz, Germany. Son of Walter and Gertrud (Steiner) Thurm.
Student zoology, physics and chemistry, University Göttingen and University Freiburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1954. Student zoology, physics and chemistry, Universität Würzburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1958. Doctor of Natural Sciences, Universität Würzburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1962.
Student zoology, physics and chemistry, University Munich, 1962.
Research associate, Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1962-1970; professor zoology, U. Bochum, Federal Republic Germany, 1971-1974; professor, director department neurobiology, U. Münster, Federal Republic Germany, 1974-1996; dean Faculty Natural Sciences, U. Münster, Federal Republic Germany, 1977-1978; dean biological science, U. Münster, Federal Republic Germany, 1982-1983.
Member Rheinisch-Westfälische Akademie Wissenschaften, Society for Physical Biology (chairman 1979-1978l), also other zoological, physiological, neuroscience, and biophysics societies.
Married Adelheid Reeh, August 22, 1964 (deceased December 1972). Children: Rüdiger, Agnes, Frauke. Married Barbara Althoff, November 4, 1974.
Children: Henrike, Gundolf.