| 1944 | Born in the village Dorfen, Germany | |
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| Married since 1986 with Amelie Deuflhard | ||
| Children: Florian (87), Carolin (88), Valerie (90), Marie (92) | ||
| 1950-63 | School education | |
| 1963-68 | Studies of Pure Physics, Munich Institute of Technology | |
| 1968 | Diploma Degree in Physics, Munich Institute of Technology | |
| 1969-73 | Scientific Assistant in Mathematics, University of Cologne (with R. Bulirsch) | |
| 1972 | Dissertation in Mathematics, University of Cologne | |
| 1973-78 | Senior Scientific Assistant (Tenure) in Mathematics, Munich Institute of Technology | |
| 1977 | Habilitation in Mathematics, Munich Institute of Technology | |
| 1978-86 |
Full Professor, University of Heidelberg, chair Numerical Analysis (following W. Romberg) |
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| 1981 |
Offer Full Professor, RPI New York, Computational Mathematics: not realized |
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| 1985 |
Offer Full Professor FU Berlin, chair Numerical
Analysis (following K.H. Hoffmann): not realized |
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| 1986- | Full Professor FU Berlin, chair Scientific Computing | |
| 1986 |
Foundation of Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin (ZIB) as a scientific research institute |
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| 1986-87 | Vice-President of ZIB Berlin | |
| 1987- | President of ZIB Berlin | |
| 1995 |
Offer Director of an interdisciplinary competence
center to be established, RWTH Aachen, chair Scientific and Engineering Computing: not realized. |
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Awards |
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| 1963-65 | Scholarship: Bayerisches Stipendium für besonders Begabte | |
| 1965-69 | Scholarship Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | |
| 1995 |
Gerhard Damköhler Medal (for fundamental contributions to chemical engineering) |
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| 2000 | Docteur honoris causa, Université de Genève |