Klaus Mampell
Klaus Joachim Mampell (born November 1, 1916 in Mannheim , † 2000 in Salem ) was a German geneticist and writer. He was a member of Group 47 .
Life
Klaus Joachim Mampell completed his studies in biology at the University of Southern California , Los Angeles and received his PhD in genetics and experimental embryology from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena . He was then Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia . During his numerous stays abroad, he lived for 20 years in the USA, 5 years in Switzerland, also 5 years in France and 1 year in Italy. He made the acquaintance of Thomas Mann , with whom he had correspondence for many years. Visiting professorships led him to the universities of Oregon, California, Virginia and Milan. He has also given guest lectures at the universities of Wisconsin, Texas, Connecticut, Princeton, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Yale, Berkeley, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Zurich, Tübingen and Leiden. Most recently he lived in Immenstaad on Lake Constance .
Publications
Serious non-fiction
- 1962: The biological evolution , non-fiction book, Manz, Munich
- 1962: The development of the living world from the point of view of the modern theory of descent and inheritance , non-fiction book, Beck, Munich
Cheerful non-fiction
- 1985: Out with the language , linguistic glosses, Dietrich, Memmingen
- 1985: Typically French - amusing things from our neighbors , satires, Herder, Freiburg
- 1987: Typically American - cheerful round trip through the USA , satires, Herder, Freiburg
- 1993: Dictionnaire satirique - From waste to civilization, the questioning of terms, reinterpreted and compiled. An enjoyable lexicon, Edition Literarischer Salon , Giessen
Fiction
- 1952: Well-born Wolfgang Wundersam , Roman, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt
- 1952: Blender and Sons , Roman, Kessler, Mannheim
- 1958: The Last Testament , Roman, Walltor, Giessen
- 1959: With a sharp pen , stories, Walltor, Gießen
- 1962: The story of the notorious magician Doctor Faust, recorded by his Famulus Christoph Wagner: As well as d. Doctor's posthumous writings along with e. Document by d. Devil's own hand , Walltor, pouring
- 1963: How to become famous , stories, Pattloch, Aschaffenburg
- 1985: What strikes me , observations and stories, Quell, Stuttgart
- 1986: Die Sternenreise , satirical science fiction novel, Ullstein 2000 - Novels of the Future, Berlin
- 2nd edition: April 1998, Ullstein Taschenbuchvlg.
Web links
- Literature by and about Klaus Mampell in the catalog of the German National Library
- Klaus Mampell on authors in Baden-Württemberg
- Klaus Mampell on LibraryThing
- The Star Trip on DSFDB (German Speculative Fiction Database)
- The star journey (wrong table of contents) on sf-hefte.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Klaus Mampell | Authors in Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mampell, Klaus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mampell, Klaus Joachim (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geneticist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2000 |
| Place of death | Salem |