▁of ▁the ▁Heidel berger ▁Akademie ▁der ▁Wissenschaft en . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁hon oured ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁Acc adem ia ▁dei ▁L ince i . ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁lived ▁near ▁Const ance ▁as ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Konst anz . ▁ ▁Re evalu ating ▁J auss ' s ▁past ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁J auss ' ▁SS ▁d oss ier ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ance ▁scholar ▁Earl ▁Jeff rey ▁Rich ards , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁evaluation ▁of ▁attacks ▁by ▁former ▁Naz is ▁on ▁Ernst ▁Robert ▁Cur ti us . ▁Rich ards ▁later ▁documented ▁J auss ' s ▁various ▁false hood s ▁and ▁fabric ations ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁Despite ▁his ▁un mask ing ▁of ▁J auss ' s ▁past , ▁however , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁another ▁two ▁dec ades ▁before ▁the ▁a cademy ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁took ▁stock ▁of ▁his ▁legacy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Konst anz ▁commission ed ▁the ▁historian ▁J ens ▁West eme ier ▁to ▁examine ▁J auss ' s ▁political ▁and ▁war - time ▁past , ▁leading ▁to ▁its ▁re - evalu ation . ▁West eme ier ' s ▁research ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁J auss ▁was ▁likely ▁involved ▁in ▁war ▁cr imes ▁( as ▁a ▁company ▁commander ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁a ▁unit ▁that ▁later ▁became