Dietrich Stoyan

Dietrich Stoyan studied mathematics at the Technical University Dresden, where he met another math student, Helga, who was later to become his wife. Dietrich and Helga then worked together in applied research under the conditions of the communist German Democratic Republic. Thanks to a detailed diary, Dietrich can tell stories about a lot of events that may seem quite strange to a Western reader. The Stoyans were very lucky to see the great revolution of 1989/90, which led to the reunification of Germany. By good fortune, Dietrich became the president of his small university in Freiberg near Dresden, which in the golden years before World War I, had had hundreds of U.S. students. So Dietrich has experienced the big changes in East German universities up close and personal, and can share many details that may be shocking for Western academics. His book spans the time from 1940 to 2010, and despite some trying time, he never loses his sense of humor in the writing. Today, Dietrich Stoyan lives with his wife, Helga, in Freiberg where they enjoy life as retired scientists. Dietrich still supports his university as an elder statesman, and they both continue to conduct some statistical research. Mostly, Dietrich and Helga enjoy working together in their large garden, and Dietrich to take his beloved bicycle tours.