Heinrich Rittershausen was born on August 5th, 1898 in Schleswig, Germany, the son of a government official. He attended grammar school in his home town, received his diploma in Erfurt, began with technical studies at the University of Hannover and was d
He succeeded with strong scientific ambition and outstanding laboriusness and became professor in ordinary at Greifswald University in 1885, at Kiel University in 1899. In 1907, his career came to a sudden end, when he was discharged because of severe deficiencies and personal lapses in his ...