Background
Wirth, Volkmar Gottfried was born on April 1, 1943 in Herrnhut, Sachsen, Germany. Son of Max Hugo and Helene Margarete (Wölk) Wirth.
Wirth, Volkmar Gottfried was born on April 1, 1943 in Herrnhut, Sachsen, Germany. Son of Max Hugo and Helene Margarete (Wölk) Wirth.
Staatsexamen, University Freiburg, Germany, 1967. Doctor rerum naturalium, University Freiburg, Germany, 1971. Dr.habilitation, Universität Würzburg, Germany, 1982.
Assistant, U. Freiburg, 1969-1972; assistant, U. Würzburg, 1972-1975; curator, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany, 1975-1988; chief of the department, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, since 1988; vice director, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, 1992-1995, 97-; professor, U. Stuttgart-Hohenheim, since 1994. Leader, initiator Mapping of European Lichens, Stuttgart, 1989-1990. Director Doctor Fritz Koppe Foundation, Stuttgart, since 1992.
Married Renate Erna Wetter, September 14, 1967. Children: Gesine, Johannes.