Background
Simon, Dieter was born on June 7, 1935 in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Simon, Dieter was born on June 7, 1935 in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Doctorate, University Munich, 1963. Habilitation, University Munich, 1967. Doctorate (honorary), University Athens (Greece), Bologna.
Professor civil law and legal history, U. Frankfurt (Germany), 1968-1992; chairman university science county, U. Frankfurt (Germany) director, Max-Planck-Institute European Legal History, Frankfurt am Main president, Berlin-Brandenburgishe Akademy der Wissenchaften.
Member Academy of Sciences (correspondent, Athens), Academy Europaea (correspondent, London), Academy of Sciences (correspondent, Goettingen), Academy of Sciences Belles Lettres (correspondent, Paris).
Married.