Hoimar von Ditfurth

Hoimar von Ditfurth
Born(1921-10-15)15 October 1921
Berlin, Germany
Died1 November 1989(1989-11-01) (aged 68)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
OccupationsPhysician and scientific journalist
SpouseHeilwig von Raven (m. 1949)
Children4; including Jutta and Wolf-Christian

Hoimar von Ditfurth (15 October 1921 – 1 November 1989) was a German physician and scientific journalist. He was the father of Christian von Ditfurth, a historian, and Jutta Ditfurth, a writer and journalist.

Ditfurth won many awards during his long career, including the Adolf Grimme Awards in 1968, the Bambi Prize in 1972, and the Kalinga Prize in 1978.

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