Biographical Notes

1940:           born in Dortmund (Germany)

1960:           Abitur, Mercator-Gymnasium Duisburg

1962:           Vordiplom, Universität Bonn

1964:           Diplom, Universität München

1967:           Dr. rer. nat., Universität München

1967 and 1969: Assistent, Universität Marburg

1967-69:     Postdoctoral Fellow, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison

1972:           Habilitation, Universität München

1972-73:      Dozent at Universität München

1973-2005:  Chair of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Freiburg

2005:            Retirement

2008-2010:   Visiting Prof., Chulalongkorn University Bangkok

2012:            Founder and Chairman of "A Place For Children"
                   - The Heinrich Vahrenkamp Foundation -