Prof.Dr. Klaus VON KLITZING Direktor und Wissenschaftliches Mitglied, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart

1962-1969 Technical University Braunschweig Diploma in Physics 1969-1980 University Würzburg (Prof. Dr. G. Landwehr), Thesis work about: "Galvanomagnetic Properties of Tellurium in Strong Magnetic Fields" (Ph.D. in 1972) 1978 Habilitation 1984 Professor at the Technical University, München since 1985 Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart Honorary Professor at the University in Stuttgart Research stays in: England (University of Oxford) France (High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Grenoble) USA (IBM Research Lab., Yorktown Heights)