Background
Lüschen, Günther Rudolf Friedo was born on January 21, 1930 in Oldenburg, Germany. Son of Gustav Hermann Anton and Elsa Pauline Elisabeth (Magnus) Lüschen.
Lüschen, Günther Rudolf Friedo was born on January 21, 1930 in Oldenburg, Germany. Son of Gustav Hermann Anton and Elsa Pauline Elisabeth (Magnus) Lüschen.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Graz, Austria, 1959. Master of Arts, University Bonn, Germany, 1960. Doctor (honorary), University Jyvaskyla, Finland, 1990.
Research associate University Cologne, Germany, 1961-1964. Associate professor University Bremen, Germany, 1965-1972. Professor University Illinois, 1966-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990.
Professor Technology University Aachen, Germany, 1982-1989, University Düsseldorf, Germany, 1990-1995, since 2001, University Alabama, Birmingham, 1995-2001. President International Committee Sociology Sport/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1967—1980, Rene-König-Gesellschaft, Cologne, Germany, 1993—1996. Member Research Council International Society Association, 1966—1974, 1982.
Founder Political Action Group, Oldenburg, 1969. Member of German Sociological Association, American Sociological Association, Midwest Sociological Society (life), International Sociological Association (life).
Married Klara Maria Mertens, December 22, 1958 (divorced August 1989). Children: Birgit, Gerhard. Married Leila Antoun Sfeir, November 18, 1989 (deceased July 2005).
1 child Gerlinde.