Background
Philipsborn, Wolfgang Dietrich von was born on September 25, 1929 in Anklam, Pomerania, Germany. Son of Maximilian Joseph and Lieselott Margarethe (von Welczeck) von Philipsborn.
Philipsborn, Wolfgang Dietrich von was born on September 25, 1929 in Anklam, Pomerania, Germany. Son of Maximilian Joseph and Lieselott Margarethe (von Welczeck) von Philipsborn.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Free University, Berlin, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Zürich, Switzerland, 1956.
Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1960. Lecturer University Zürich, 1963-1966, assistant professor, 1966-1969, associate professor, 1969-1974, professor chemistry, 1974-1997. Honorary professor University Zürich, 1997, director Institute of Organic Chemistry, 1983-1984.
Swiss delegate International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1985-1997. Visiting professor Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 1972, National Chemical Laboratory, Pretoria, South Africa, 1973, 82, University Göteborg, Sweden, 1974, University Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1975, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1978, University Florence, Italy, 1988, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 1988, University Bologna, Italy, 1989, Lomonossov University, Moscow, 1990, Foundation Research and Development South African Universities, 1990, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1993, University Maryland, 1994, 97, University Tel Aviv, 1995, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1997.
Member German Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry (London), New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, Indian Association Magnetic Resonance, Swiss Chemical Society (honorary member, 1996, president 1990-1992, Alfred Werner prize 1963).
Married Heidi Wild, May 21, 1963. Children: Andreas, Francisca.