Background
Junker, Detlef was born on June 20, 1939 in Pinneberg, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Walter and Margarethe (Grevsmühl) Junker.
Junker, Detlef was born on June 20, 1939 in Pinneberg, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Walter and Margarethe (Grevsmühl) Junker.
Student, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1961. Student, University Kiel, Federal Republic Germany, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kiel, 1967.
Habilitation, University Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1974.
Assistant professor University Stuttgart, 1967-1970. Postdoctoral research fellow Yale University, New Haven, 1970-1971. German Academic Exchange Service fellow Washington, 1971.
Associate professor University Stuttgart, 1974-1975. Professor modern history University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1975-1994, Curt Engelhorn chair for American history, since 1999. Director German History Institute, Washington, 1994-1999.
Professor modern history University Heidelberg, since 1986, founder Schurman Library. for American History, since 1986, founding director, Heiddberg Center for American Studies.
With Federal Republic Germany military, 1959-1960. Member Association German Historians, Association German Universities, German Association American Studies, European Association American Studies, Society for Historians American Foreign Relations, Ranke-Society for History in Public Life, German Society for International Relations, Lions Club.
Married Heike Thiedemann. Children: Claudia, Julia. Married Anja van der Schrieck.