Josef Kreiner

Josef Kreiner (15 March 1940 in Vienna) is an Austrian Japanology ethnologist, Professor of Japanese studies at the University of Bonn and Director of the Japanological Seminar of the University of Bonn from 1977 until his retirement in 2008.[1]

Professor

Josef Kreiner
Born15 March 1940 (1940-03-15)
Vienna, Austria
CitizenshipAustrian
EducationUniversity of Vienna
Scientific career
FieldsJapanology
ethnology
InstitutionsUniversity of Bonn
University of Tokyo
Doctoral advisorAlexander Slawik

Life

Josef Kreiner was the son of Anton and Anna Kreiner. Kreiner studied the ethnology of Japan, its people and its prehistory at the University of Vienna and University of Tokyo. He was promoted in 1964 to Dr Phil at the University of Vienna. After two years, as a lecturer at the Institute of Japanese Studies, Kreiner habilitated in Japanology in Vienna, under Alexander Slawik. From 1969 - 1971 Kreiner spent his time at the University of Bonn as a lecturer[2] before taking the venia legendi at Bonn in 1970. He was sub subsequently promoted to Professor of Japanese Studies in Vienna, and between 1971 and 1977 Kreiner was Director of the Institute of Japanese Studies.[2] From 1975 to 1979, Kreiner was President of the European Association for Japanese Studies.[2] From 1977 to 2008 Kreiner was Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Bonn.[2]

Work

Kreiner is a pioneer of ethnological Japanese research and a specialist for Okinawa and the Ainu. Kreiner was a co-founder of the European Association for Japanese Studies and was later president between 1973-1980. He was the first director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies and was later founder of the Philipp-Franz von Siebold Foundation.[3] It was named in honour of Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician, botanist, who achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna and the introduction of Western medicine in Japan. In 2013, well after his retirement, Kreiner worked as a visiting Fellow for special tasks at the Hōsei University to supervises, among others, the newly founded International Association of Ryukyuan and Okinawan Studies.[1] In 2015, he was a visiting scholar at the Tokyo National Museum.[1]

Societies

Awards and honours

An award called the Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies was created by Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies staff to honour Josef Kreiner for his efforts to promote Japanese studies in Europe.[4][5]

Bibliography

The following are the books authored, co-authored, or edited by Kreiner.[6]

  • Kreiner, Josef; Ölschleger, Hans-Dieter; Möhwald, Ulrich (2004). Modern Japanese society, Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik., 5, Japan ;, 9. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004105164.
  • Kreiner, Josef (1996). The impact of traditional thought on present-day Japan., Series: Monographien aus dem Deutschen Institut für Japanstudien der Philipp-Franz-von-Siebold-Stiftung, 11. München: Iudicium. ISBN 9783891294918.
  • Kreiner, Josef (1995). Japan in global context : papers presented on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tōkyō., Series:Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien <Tōkyō>., Monographien aus dem Deutschen Institut für Japanstudien der Philipp-Franz-von-Siebold-Stiftung. München: Iudicium-Verl. ISBN 9783891294901.
  • Kreiner, Josef (1993). European studies on Ainu language and culture. Munchen: Iudicium. ISBN 9783891294864.
  • Kreiner, Josef; Ölschleger, Hans-Dieter (2008). Theories and methods in Japanese studies: current state and future developments : papers in honor of Josef Kreiner. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Unipress:Bonn University Press. ISBN 978-3899713558.
  • Kreiner, Josef (2006). Japaneseness versus Ryūkyūanism papers read at the Fourth International Conference on Okinawan Studies, Bonn Venue, March 2002. Bonn: Bonn Bier. ISBN 9783936366198.
  • Kreiner, Josef (2016). Japanese collections in European museums, With special reference to Buddhist art. Bonn Bier'sche Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 9783936366556.
  • Kreiner, Josef; zaidan, Toyota (2005). Irene, Tomoe; Steineck, Maria; Kreiner, Josef; Steineck, Raji C. (eds.). Reports from the Toyota Foundation symposium, Königswinter 2003 general prospects. Bonn: Bier’sche Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 9783936366068.
  • Kreiner, Josef (1956). Japan und die Mittelmächte im Ersten Weltkrieg und in den zwanziger Jahren., Series:Studium Universale, Bd. 8. Bonn: Bouvier. ISBN 9783416040082.

References
  1. "Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. Josef Kreiner Curriculum vitae". University of Bonn. University of Bonn. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. "Josef Kreiner". Academia Europaea. London: Academy of Europe. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. Ölschleger, Hans Dieter, ed. (February 2006). Theories and Methods in Japanese Studies: Current State and Future Developments - Papers in Honor of Josef Kreiner. Göttingen: V&R unipress GmbH. hdl:20.500.11811/570. ISBN 978-3-89971-355-8.
  4. "Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies". Research at St Andrews. University of St Andrews. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. Laly, Cecile (20 June 2018). "4th Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies". Carnet du CREOPS 2018. Research Center on the Far East of Paris-Sorbonne. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. Literature by and about Josef Kreiner in the German National Library catalogue
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