Rudolf Steinberg
Encyclopedia
Rudolf Steinberg is professor emeritus for public law and from 2000 to 2008 was president of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt
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After studying classics for his Abitur
in Gelsenkirchen
, Steinberg studied law and economic science at the universities of Freiburg and Cologne
before studying political science at the University of Michigan
. In 1970 he received a doctorate from the University of Freiburg after publishing a thesis entitled State learning and associations: Associations reflected in American and German literature and jurisdiction. In 1977 he published his habilitation thesis entitled Politics and administrative organisation : reform of governmental and administrative organisations with special consideration of the highest federal authorities in the United States of America.
He is married with 4 children.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
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Life
After studying classics for his Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....
, Steinberg studied law and economic science at the universities of Freiburg and Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
before studying political science at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. In 1970 he received a doctorate from the University of Freiburg after publishing a thesis entitled State learning and associations: Associations reflected in American and German literature and jurisdiction. In 1977 he published his habilitation thesis entitled Politics and administrative organisation : reform of governmental and administrative organisations with special consideration of the highest federal authorities in the United States of America.
He is married with 4 children.