Background
Grunebaum, Gustave Edmund Von was born on September 1, 1909 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Egon and Edith Lucy Amalia Hedwig (Weissel) von Grunebaum.
Grunebaum, Gustave Edmund Von was born on September 1, 1909 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Egon and Edith Lucy Amalia Hedwig (Weissel) von Grunebaum.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Vienna, 1931. Fellow Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, U. Berlin, 1932-1933. Doctor honorary, U. Frankfurt, 1964, Hebrew Union College, 1969.
Came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Leader of the extension institute, Oriental Institute, U. Vienna, 1936-1938. Assistant professor Arabic and Islamic studies Asia Institute, New York City, 1938-1942, department chairman Arabic, 1942-1943.
Assistant professor Arabic, University of Chicago, 1943-1946, associate professor, 1946-1949, professor Arabic, 1949.
Professor of history, director Near Eastern Center, University of California at Los Los Angeles President American Research Center in Egypt, Incorporated., 1966-1972, Board of Governors American Research Institute, Turkey, Center for Arabic Studies Abroad. Chairman international committee Biennial Levi Della Vida Conferences
Fellow American Academy Arts, Sciences, Middle East Institute. Member American Oriental Society, Bombay (India) Islamic Research Association (honorary), American Philosophical Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Institut d’Egypte.
Married Giselle Eugenie Steuerman, September 9, 1941. Children: Tessa Jennifer, Claudia Constance.