Background
Tran, Van Doàn was born on October 4, 1948 in Ninh-Binh, Vietnam. Son of Van Doan Tran and Thi Hoa (Roi) Pham.
Tran, Van Doàn was born on October 4, 1948 in Ninh-Binh, Vietnam. Son of Van Doan Tran and Thi Hoa (Roi) Pham.
Bachelor, Urban University, Rome, 1971. Master of Arts, Latran University, Rome, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Innsbruck University, Austria, 1975.
Doctor of Science, Paris University, 1976. Habilitation, Salzburg University, Austria, 1978.
Lector, International Studies Gruppe, Innsbruck, 1975-1977;
lector, Salzburg U., 1977-1978;
associate professor, Fujen U., Taiwan, 1980-1985;
associate professor, National Taiwan U., 1985-1988;
professor philosophy, National Taiwan U., since 1988. Visiting professor U. Vienna, Austria, since 1996, Peking (China) U., 1996-1997. Visiting research professor Catholic U. American, Washington, 1977.
General secretary Asian Association Catholic Philosophers, 1989-1994.
President Students Association, Dalat, 1967, Vietnamese Students' Club, Rome, 1972. Coordinator Refugee Service, Austria, 1976-1978. Advisor Chinese Bischofs Conference, 1991-1994.
Member International Society for Metaphysics (board directors since 1991), Chinese Philosophical Association (board directors since 1995), Asian Association Philosophers (founder).
Married Chun Fang Liu, June 12, 1982. 1 child, Anh.