hiː ɪz ɐ nʊɹɹˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ænd kˈoʊfˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɪʔn̩ slˈæʃ hˈɜːdɛk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, dʒˈɜːməniz fˈɜːst pɹˈaɪvət jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ðæt ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
He is a neurologist and co-founder of the Witten/Herdecke University, Germany's first private university that opened in 1982.