Friedhelm Jöge, born in 1943, worked in a scientific laboratory after studying chemistry and mathematics at a young age and after studying chemical engineering, before working in development departments in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. His work focused on the areas of biochemistry and macromolrcular chemistry. He is interested in the synopsis of various physical, chemical and biological knowledge as well as questions of origion and ethics in the field of tension between faith and science. In paeticular, he has dealt with the concept of information. He is married, has a daughter and three grandchildren. He also loves music and chess.