- 1944
- Born in Dorfen (Bavaria), Germany
- 1963-68
- Studies of Pure Physics, TH Munich
- 1968
- Diploma Degree in Physics, TH Munich
- 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, TU Munich
- 1977
- Habilitation in Mathematics, TU Munich
- 1978-86
- Full Professor, University of Heidelberg,
chair Numerical Analysis (following W. Romberg)
- 1986-2012
- Full Professor FU Berlin, chair Scientific Computing
- 1986
- Founder of ZIB as a scientific research institute
- 1987-2012
- President of ZIB
- 2002
- Co-founder of DFG Research Center
Matheon
- 2002-2012
- Member of the Executive Board of
Matheon
- 2012-2014
- Senior Professor, Numerische Analysis, Institut für Mathematik, Freie Universität Berlin
- 2015-2016
- Senior Professor, Chaire Thématique FaciLe, ICS - Institut du Calcul et de la Simulation, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Sorbonne, Paris
- 2015-2018
- Founding Director of Beijing Institute for Scientific and Engineering Computing (BISEC)
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- 22 September 2019