Clemens Rainer Anton Berger was born on July 3, 1930 in Graz, Australia. In 1955, Berger came to the United States and was naturalized in 1963. C. Rainer Berger married three different times. His first marriage was in 1959 to Christine Perry. His second marriage was in 1973 to Ildiko Viola Martha Borbely. His last marriage was to Roberta Marie Johnson on August 9, 1981. Rainer has two children, a son by the name of Wolfgang Christian and a daughter named Gabriella Marie.
C. Rainer Berger jumped around in his career as much as in his life. He studied at four different universities: Cambridge University 1951-1953, University of Kiel 1953-1955, University of Illinois (where he got his Ph.D.) 1960, and UCLA (where he was an Assistant Professor) 1963-1968. From 1968-1972 Dr. Berger was an Associate Professor, then in 1972 he was a Full Professor of Anthropology, Geography, and Geophysics.
Rainer Berger was a member of many clubs and associations. He belonged to the Explorers Club, the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, the American Anthropological Association, the Geophysical Society, and the New York Academy of Sciences.
Besides belonging to so many organizations he has also won many awards. From 1955-1957, Berger reigned as the Fulbright Scholar. From 1966-1967, he was a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Fellow. Also in 1966, he became the National Science Foundation Fellow, which he held until 1968. Then in 1968, Rainer received the Distinguished Service Award at UCLA. Rainer Berger’s last award was in 1969 when he ended his reign of the Guggenheim Fellow.
Along with his clubs and awards Rainer Berger still had the time to complete many writings. Scientific Methods in Medieval Archaeology contained approximately ninety scientific articles that C. Rainer Berger contributed to scientific journals in his field. C. Rainer Berger's most recent work is doing research on past and present environment and mans interaction with it.
C. Rainer Berger passed away in his sleep on January 8, 2003 in Le Vignan, France where he had retired
References:
Contemporary Authors. Volumes 37-40, 1st Revision, Pg. 37, Gale Research Company, Detroit, 1973
Marquis, Who’s Who in America. Volume 1, 43rd Edition, Pg. 247, Who’s Who Incorporated, Chicago, 1984
Written By: Jackie Wade
Edited By: David Gardner 2007