K O D I K A S / C O D E 44 (2021) · No. 1 - 3 Gunter Narr Verlag Tübingen Curriculum vitae of Achim Eschbach 20.10.1948 Born in Eschweiler as the second child of Dr. Josef Eschbach (bookseller and writer) and Helga Eschbach born York 1955 - 1959 Attended elementary school in Eschweiler 1959 - 1964 Attended the municipal high school in Eschweiler 1964 - 1969 Attendance at the modern language Einhard-Gymnasium in Aachen and matriculation examination 1969 - 1976 Studies at the RWTH-Aachen (German studies, philosophy and six semesters of political science and sociology) with a concentration on questions of semiotics, philosophy of language, aesthetics and communication theory Establishment and participation in the “ Working Group Semiotics Aachen ” Since 1975 Founding of a semiotics journal “ Kodikas ” with Haris Kamabouridis in 1975, from 1980 with the new team of Jürgen Trabant, Ernest Hess Lüttich and temporarily Michai Nadin in German and in English as “ Kodikas/ Code - Ars Semeiotica: An International Journal of Semiotics ” with the publishing house Gunter Narr 1976 Doctoral examination with a pragmasemiotic study of the theatre with the supervisors Prof. Dr. Christian Thiel (philosophy), Prof. Dr. Hans Glinz (German Linguistics) and Prof. Dr. Helmut Schanze (German Literature) 1976 Co-founder of the publishing house Syndikat in Frankfurt a. M. 1977 - 1980 Scientific assistant at the Essen University with a focus on “ General Communication Theory and Semiotics ” with Prof. Hermann Sturm in the Department of Art and Design Education Winter 1977/ 78 - 1980 Lectureship at the PH Aachen (Institute for Art and Design Education), at the RWTH Aachen (Institute for Art History/ Architectural Theory and Institute for Philosophy) Since 1978 Participation in academic self-administration - library representative, member of the department council, member of several appointment committees, member of the permanent doctoral and habilitation committee Since Sept. 1978 Head of the “ History of Semiotics ” section of the German Society for Semiotics Nov. 1978 Colloquium “ Aesthetics and Semiotics ” in Essen 1979 Marriage to Prof. Dr. Viktoria Eschbach-Szabó Spring 1980 Working on the Morris Edition in Bloomington and Chicago Summer 1980 Guest researcher at the Hungarian Academy of Science Since 1980 Start of planning and execution of the Bühler Editions project Autumn 1980 Transition to the position of university assistant Co-organizer of the colloquium “ Aesthetics and Utopia ” in Essen Since Nov. 1982 Substitute for the compulsory subject in the main study design theory / communication theory Autumn 1983 Co-organizer of the colloquium “ Aesthetics and Experience ” in Essen May 1984 - May 1985 Habilitation in Essen with the venia legendi: “ Art Studies with a focus on semiotics, philosophy of language and history of science ” August 1984 Organizer of the seminar “ 50 years of Bühlersche Sprachtheorie ” within the framework of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society Oct. 1984 Election as President of the “ German Society for Semiotics ” Nov. 1984 Organizer of the “ Karl Bühler Symposium ” at the University of Essen Nov. 1985 Appointment as C 2 professor for the subject “ Semiotics ” 1986 Co-founder of Rader Verlag in Aachen 1986 - 1989 Grant from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen for the complete edition of Karl Bühler ’ s works Oct. 1987 President of the 5th International Congress of the DGS under the general topic “ Creativity and Tradition ” in Essen 1987 Birth of his daughter Anna-Viktoria Eschbach Since Winter 1990 Representative of a C 4 professorship for communication theory with special consideration of audiovisual mass media at the University of Essen 1990 Birth of his daughter Nora-Sophia Eschbach 1993 Visiting professor at the University of Tokyo 1994/ 95 Guest professorships at the János Pannonius University of Pécs 1997 until his retirement in 2014 He accepted a professorship for semiotics in communication science at the University of Duisburg-Essen Since 2000 In cooperation with Walter H. Schmitz, the series “ Essen Studies on Semiotics and Communication Research ” was published Since 2009 Co-founder of the platform r: k: m (Rezensionen aus Kommunikation und Medien) at Herbert von Halem Verlag in Cologne in cooperation with Horst Pöttker 20. January 2021 He passed away in Essen 214 Curriculum vitae of Achim Eschbach