Wolfgang Schön - Curriculum vitae#

Studied law, business, and economics at the University of Bonn 1979 – 1984, doctorate in 1985, legal training 1985 – 1988, Graduate Assistant at the Institute for Tax Law of the University of Bonn 1988 – 1992, habilitation in 1992, Full Professor at the University of Bielefeld, Co-Director of the Institute for German, European, and International Commercial Law 1992 – 1996, Full Professor at the University of Bonn, Director of the Institute for Tax Law, Co-Director of the Center for European Commercial Law 1996 – 2002, offered a professorship by the Freie Universität Berlin in 2000 (declined), offered a directorship by the Max Planck Society in 2001 (accepted), since 1 February 2002 Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society and Director at the Institute; since 1 July 2008 Vice president of the Max Planck Society.