Background
Forssmann, Wolf-Georg was born on October 10, 1939 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Werner-Theodor and Elsbeth (Engel) Forssmann.
Peptide chemistry researcher and educator
Forssmann, Wolf-Georg was born on October 10, 1939 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Werner-Theodor and Elsbeth (Engel) Forssmann.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Mainz, Germany, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy Habilitation, U. Geneva, 1968.
Research assistant, U. Geneva, 1964-1968; research associate, U. Geneva, 1968-1970; professor anatomy and cell biology, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1970-1989; professor peptide chemistry, research director, Medical College Hannover (Germany) Institute Peptide Research, since 1989. Visiting professor Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1975-1978, Karolinska U., Stockholm, 1983.
Member German Society Molecular Biologists, Swiss Association Natural Sciences, Am.Assn. Anatomists (honorary).
Married Antje Daldrup, October 26, 1963. Children: Kristin, Ulf, Jan-Pieter.