Background
Emmerick, Ronald Eric was born on March 9, 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Eric Steward and Myrtle Caroline (Smith) Emmerick.
Emmerick, Ronald Eric was born on March 9, 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Eric Steward and Myrtle Caroline (Smith) Emmerick.
Bachelor with honors, University Sydney, 1959. Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1965.
Teaching fellow University Sydney, 1959. Research fellow St. John's College, Cambridge, 1964-1967. Lecturer School Oriental and African Studies, University London, 1964-1971.
Professor Iranian philology University Hamburg, Germany, from 1971. Visiting associate professor Oriental Institute, University Chicago, 1967-1968.
Fellow Australian Academy Humanities (honorary). Member Royal Asiatic Society, Society Asiatique, German Oriental Society, American Oriental Society, Society Linguistica Europaea, Institute L'Africa e L'Oriente (correspondent), British Academy (correspondent), Österreichische Academy der Wissenschaften (correspondent).
Married Margaret Ann Frohnsdorff, July 4, 1962. Children: Paul Ronald, Catherine Ann, Veronica Jane.