Background
Birkenhauer, Josef August Christoph was born on May 10, 1929 in Leverkusen, Germany. Son of Josef and Lucie (Cochem) Birkenhauer.
Birkenhauer, Josef August Christoph was born on May 10, 1929 in Leverkusen, Germany. Son of Josef and Lucie (Cochem) Birkenhauer.
Doctor of Science, University Cologne, Federal Republic Germany, 1960. Habilitation, University Freiburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1970.
Teacher public school, Cologne, 1955-1966. Professor College Education, Freiburg, 1966-1977. Professor geographer University Munich, 1977-1997, retired, 1997.
Senator Deutsches Institute für Fernstudien, Tübingen, l97l-78.
Member German Schulgeographen Verband, Verband Hochschullehrer Geography, Hochschulverband for Geography and ihre Didaktik (chairman l970-75, honorary chairman 2001).
Married Ursula Eickel, l960 (divorced l988). Children: Monika, Dorothea, Andreas.