Please answer the following question: Facts: - known for: environmental studies - fields: sociology , catholic theology , environment - influences: ivan illich - workplaces: wuppertal institute for climate , environment and energy - birth date: 1946 - name: wolfgang sachs - nationality: german - image: flickr - boellstiftung - wolfgang sachs.jpg - birth place: munich - alma mater: university of california , berkeley Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wolfgang sachs .
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wolfgang sachs -lrb- born 25 november 1946 -rrb- is a researcher , writer and university teacher in the field of environment , development , and globalization .he studied sociology and catholic theology in munich , tubingen and berkeley .he holds a master degree in sociology -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , a master degree in theology -lrb- 1972 -rrb- and a phd in social sciences -lrb- 1975 -rrb- .after a period -lrb- 1975 -- 1984 -rrb- as assistant professor at the technical university of berlin he joined the society for international development in rome as a co-editor of the journal development .1987 -- 1990 he was visiting professor at pennsylvania state university and 1990 -- 1993 fellow at the institute for advanced study in the humanities in essen .in 1992 he edited and co-authored the volume '' the development dictionary : a guide to knowledge as power '' -lrb- london : zed books -rrb- , by now a ' classic ' in -lrb- post - -rrb- development studies , which has been translated into a dozen languages .a new edition , including a new preface , was published in 2010 .since 1993 sachs has worked at the wuppertal institute for climate , environment , and energy in germany , since 2009 as head of the berlin office .he served also as chairman of greenpeace germany from 1993 to 2001 , and as a lead author in the intergovernmental panel on climate change -lrb- ipcc -rrb- from 1999 to 2001 .on behalf of the heinrich boell foundation , berlin , he chaired two international civil society expert panels , one to draft a memorandum for the world summit on sustainable development in johannesburg in 2002 -lrb- '' the jo ' burg memo '' -rrb- and the other -lrb- also on behalf of misereor -rrb- to carry out a dialogue / report on multilateral trade rules for sustainable markets in agriculture -lrb- '' slow trade -- sound farming '' , 2007 -rrb- .he is also chairman of the scientific advisory committee of the annual fair '' terra futura '' in florence , italy a curator of the annual '' toblach talks '' in toblach , italy ,...