Background
Simitis, Spiros was born on October 19, 1934 in Athens, Greece. Son of George and Fanny (Christopoulo) Simitis.
Simitis, Spiros was born on October 19, 1934 in Athens, Greece. Son of George and Fanny (Christopoulo) Simitis.
Juris Doctor, University Marburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1956.
Associate professor, U. Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1963;
professor, U. Frankfurt, 1969;
professor, U. Giessen, Federal Republic Germany, 1964-1969;
visiting professor, London School Economics, University of California - Berkeley, 1976;
visiting professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1980;
visiting professor, U. Strasbourg, France, 1987-1988;
visiting professor, Paris, since 1990;
visiting professor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, since 1981. Secretary general International Civil Status Commission, 1966-1980. Chairman Data Protection Experts Committee of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1982-1986, Hesse Data Protect commissioner, 1975-1991.
Member research county European University Institute. Chairman social rights committee European Commission, 1998.
Member German Lawyers Association (board directors 1970-1982), German Council Private International Law, Information Society Forum of the European Union.
Married Ilse Grubrich, August 3, 1963.