Background

Strohmaier, Rudolf Gotthard was born on November 4, 1934 in Zwickau, Germany. Son of Rudolf Kurt Strohmaier and Lydia Hilda Schauer.

Education

Staatsexamen, Humboldt University, Berlin, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Humboldt University, Berlin, 1965. Habilitation, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany, 1991.

Career

Scientific assistant Academy Wissenschaften, Berlin, 1958—1999. Professor Islamic history, Greek heritage in Islam Freie University, since 1995. Sectional editor Encyclopedia of Islam, Brill Publications, Leiden, Netherlands, since 2002.

Achievements

• Rudolf Gotthard Strohmaier has been listed as a noteworthy theology studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Rowing.

Connections

Married Gerlinde Friederike Wiederanders, October 10, 1980.

Father:

Rudolf Kurt Strohmaier

Mother:

Lydia Hilda Schauer

Spouse:

Gerlinde Friederike Wiederanders