Background
Kreiner, Josef was born on March 15, 1940 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Anton and Anna Kreiner.
Kreiner, Josef was born on March 15, 1940 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Anton and Anna Kreiner.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Vienna, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Kwanseigakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan, 1998.
Assistant professor University Vienna, 1967-1969, professor, 1971-1977. Assistant professor University Bonn, Germany, 1969-1971, professor, since 1977. Director Institute Japanese Studies/U. Bonn, 1977-1988, since 1996.
Speaker Asian Studies Center/U. Bonn, since 1999. Director Department Modern Japanese Studies/U. Bonn, since 1999.
Founding director German Institute Japanese Studies, Tokyo, 1988-1996. Member European Association for Japanese Studies (president 1975-1981), Academia Europea, Northrhine-Westfalia Academy of Sciences.
Married Hiromi Furusho, August 26, 1971. Children: Tomoe.