Prof. Dr. Hans van Ess
| Born 1962 | |
| 1983 -1986 | Studied der Sinology, Turkology und Philosophy in Hamburg (with a Scholarship from German National Academic Foundation) |
| 1986 | M.A. in Sinology |
| 1986 -1988 | Studied at the Fudan University Shanghai (with a Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service) |
| 1992 | Awarded Dr. phil. |
| 1992 -1995 | Desk officer at the German Asia-Pacific Business Association |
| 1995 -1998 | Research Assistant at the Institute for Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg |
| 1998 | Awarded Dr. habil. in Hamburg |
| from 1998 | Department for Chinese Studies, University of Munich |
| 2003-2005 | Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Munich |
| 2007-2009 | Vicepresident of the University of Munich |
| from 2013 | Vicepresident for International Affairs of the University of Munich |
| from March 1, 2015 | President of Trustees of the Max Weber Foundation |
Memberships and Positions
- Halls-Bascom Professor, University of Madison, Wisconsin, March 2014
- Honorary Professor, Sun Zhongshan University Guangzhou, 2014-
- Editor of 'Lun Wen' (Studies in Chinese Culture and Language), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Publishing House
- Member of following further Editorial Boards: Minima Sinica (Bonn); Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Stockholm); Archiv orientální (Prag); Journal of Chinese Philosophy (Honolulu); T’oung Pao (Paris); Guoxue xuekan (Research in the Traditions of Chinese Culture
- European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), 1998-2004 Treasurer
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Chinastudien (DVCS)
- Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG)
- Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
- Mongolian Society
- Membre du conseil scientifique pôle Asie, French Foreign Ministry
Research themes:
Confucianism, Chinese Historiography, Central Asian Studies (Mongolia, Manchuria with reference to China, 17th-19th century).
