1 0 ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Klaus ▁Mos bach ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁Germany . ▁Family ▁status : ▁Mar ried ▁to ▁May ▁E ., ▁three ▁daughters ▁( P etra , ▁Kat ja , ▁Van ja ) ▁Klaus ▁Mos bach ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁Germany ▁and ▁Lund , ▁Sweden , ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁moved ▁to ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁interpreter ▁ex ams . ▁After ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁company , ▁Fer ros an ▁in ▁Mal m ö , ▁Sweden , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁university ▁studies ▁at ▁Lund ▁University ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁chem istry ▁and ▁bi ology ▁and ▁subsequently ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁bio chem istry ▁with ▁a ▁th esis ▁on ▁" the ▁b ios yn thesis ▁of ▁a rom atic ▁comp ounds ▁in ▁fung i ▁and ▁l ich ens ". ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁awarded ▁the ▁W aks man - Mer ck ▁post - do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁and ▁stayed ▁for ▁ 1 . 5 ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Micro bi ology , ▁R ut gers ▁University , ▁N . J ., ▁USA ... ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁developed , ▁joint ly ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Sch aff ner ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁a ▁paste ur ization ▁process ▁against ▁Sal mon ella