Biography

Walter Schossig (VDE) was born in Arnsdorf (now Czech Republic) in 1941. He studied electrical engineering in Zittau (Germany), and joined a utility in the former Eastern Germany. After the German reunion the utility was renamed as TEAG, now E.ON Thueringer Energie AG in Erfurt. There he received his Masters degree and worked as a protection engineer until his retirement. He was a member of many study groups and associations. He is an active member of the working group "Medium Voltage Relaying" at the German VDE. He is the author of several papers, guidelines and the book "Netzschutztechnik (Power System Protection)" He works on a chronicle about the history of electricity supply, with emphasis on protection and control.