Background
Winkler, Walter was born on January 22, 1943 in Altstadt, Czech Republic. Son of Bertold and Ida Winkler.
Winkler, Walter was born on January 22, 1943 in Altstadt, Czech Republic. Son of Bertold and Ida Winkler.
Diplomphysiker, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Luwig Maximilian University, Munich, 1983.
Scientist Max-Planck Institute Astrophysics, Munich, 1971—1983, Max-Planck Institute Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany, 1983—1998. Member, lisa study team Max-Planck Institute Quantum Optics and European Space Agency, 1991—2002. Scientist Max Planck Institute Gravitational Physics, Hannover, Germany, since 1998.
Member, science and technical advisory committee VIRGO, National Center for Scientific Research, Italy, 1985—2001.
Married Elfriede Meier, April 10, 1969. Children: Johanna Landgraf, Angelika, Konstantin.