Peter Propping, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Propping

German geneticist

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 26-Apr-2016

Profession: geneticist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Peter Propping (21 December 1942 – 26 April 2016) was a German Human geneticist. The scientific work of Propping spans genetically complex diseases, especially affecting brain function such as alcoholism, manic depressive disorders, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and in addition hereditary cancer predispositions.
He also studied the history of human genetics and eugenics.
From 1984 to 2008 he was director of the Institute of Human Genetics of the University of Bonn.