sentences:  He obtained his PhD in Bonn (1970) and his habilitation (qualification at professorship level) in Trier (1979).He taught and conducted research at a number of German and Japanese universities, and is a member of the "Research Centre on Multilingualism" in Brussels.He is Vice-President of the "Institute of Archaeomythology" (headquartered in Sebastopol, California) and director of its European branch (based in Luumäki, Finland).