Education:
Ph.D. (Ancient History), U. Hamburg, 1952; Habil. 1957.
Professional Experience:
Asst. to asso. prof. U. Hamburg, 1952-61; prof. ancien history, Philipps-U. Marburg/Lahn, 1961-5; prof. U. Heidelburg, 1965-73, dean Fac. Arts, 1966-7; mem. IAS (Princeton), 1972-3; prof., 1973-98; vis. prof. Princeton, 1973-80; Sather Lctr., 1982; mem. Am. Philos. Soc.; Academy of Athens; Academy of Heidelburg; Brit. Academy; German Archaeological Inst.; Reuchlin-Price Award, Assn. Ancient Historians, 1991; Critics Prize, London Hellenic Soc., 1997; Henry Allen Moe Prize, Am. Philos.Soc., 1996; Reuchlin Prize in Humanities, City of Pforzheim, 1991; hon. counsellor, Archaeological Society of Athens, 1998.