Background
Ess, Josef Van was born on April 18, 1934 in Aachen, Germany. Son of Johann and Hubertine Van Ess.
Ess, Josef Van was born on April 18, 1934 in Aachen, Germany. Son of Johann and Hubertine Van Ess.
Doctorate, University Bonn, Germany, 1959. Doctorate (honorary), Ecole Pratique Hautes Etudes, Paris, 1996. Doctorate (honorary), Georgetown University, 1997.
Assistant University Frankfurt, 1958-1963, docent, 1964-1967. Associate professor American University, Beirut, 1967-1968. Professor University Tuebingen, Germany, 1968-1999, professor emeritus Germany, since 1999.
Visiting associate professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1967.
Fellow Medieval Academy of America, Heidelberger Akademie, Académie Inscriptions Belles Lettres, Academia Europea.
Married Marie-Luise Bremer, August 10, 1959. Children: Margarete, Hans, Gertrud, Richard.