Biography
Thrun was born in 1967 in Solingen, Germany (then West Germany), the son of Winfried and Kristin (Grüner) Thrun. He received his Vordiplom (bachelor's) in computer science, economics, and medicine, from the University of Hildesheim in 1988. At the University of Bonn, he completed a Diplom (master's degree) in 1993 and a PhD (summa cum laude) in 1995 in computer science and statistics. He married Petra Dierkes on July 1, 1995.
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