Karl-Josef Gilles

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Karl-Josef Gilles (born on May 1, 1950 in Zell an der Mosel ; died on May 12, 2018 in Trier ) was a German archaeologist , numismatist and local politician ( FDP ).

Youth and Studies

Karl-Josef Gilles was born in 1950 as the son of a judicial officer in Zell on the Mosel. He completed his school education in 1969 with the Abitur at the Cochemer Gymnasium and did his basic military service in the Telecommunications Regiment 920 in Kastellaun . From 1971 studied at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and from 1972 at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Pre- and Early History , Ancient History and Classical Archeology . During his studies, with the support of the DAAD , he was able to complete a study visit to Tel Aviv University and take part in the archaeological investigations of the Arabah expedition . Gilles received his doctorate in 1978 from Goethe University with a dissertation on the late Roman hill settlements in the Eifel and Hunsrück .

archeology

Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier

Karl-Josef Gilles worked at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier from 1978 to 2015 , initially as a research assistant. In 1986 he became curator and in 1989 chief curator for Roman provincial archeology and archeology of the early Middle Ages . In this capacity he was the head of excavations in numerous excavations in the Trier administrative district .

One of the main focuses of his work as an archaeologist was researching the evidence of Roman wine culture in the Moselle region . He discovered twelve ancient Roman wine presses , with which the evidence of Roman viticulture on the Moselle was made. That is why he was also referred to as wine press pope among colleagues and in the regional press . In addition, Gilles researched and published on regional history and numismatics of the city and the Archdiocese of Trier . An exception in archaeological circles was his good network with private collectors and probe users . The cooperation was fruitful for both sides, and one of the finders informed Gilles about the Trier gold coin treasure found by amateurs in 1993 the night after it was found.

Research and Teaching

Gilles has been a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute since 1987 . In 1990 he was given a teaching position in ancient history at the University of Trier . He stopped teaching in 1999 because he entered local politics. From 1993 to 1997 Gilles was the spokesman for the working group "Roman Archeology" of the German associations for antiquity research .

numismatics

In the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Gilles had been head of the coin cabinet since 1992. He wrote a large number of publications on Trier's coin history and has played a major role in the scientific processing of the Trier gold coin treasure since 1993, which was completed in 2013 with his publication of finds. It is thanks to him that almost all of the coin finds are now in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier. Gilles had also been a deputy of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in the Numismatic Commission of the States in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1992 .

Railway system

Gilles published several monographs on the railway history of the Moselle region alone or together with his son Joachim . The volumes deal with the Trier trams, the Moselle railway and the field railways in the Moselle valley .

politics

Karl-Josef Gilles was a member of the Trier City Council for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 2004 to 2014 . From 2010 to 2014 he was parliamentary group leader. From 1999 until his death he was mayor in the Filsch district of Trier .

Karl-Josef Gilles died on May 12, 2018 in Trier. His grave is in the cemetery in Trier-Filsch.

Publications (selection)

  • Late Roman hilltop settlements in the Eifel and Hunsrück (= Trier magazine for the history and art of the Trier region and its neighboring areas. Supplement. 7). Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Trier 1985, ISBN 3-923319-02-9 (also partial print, dissertation, University of Frankfurt am Main 1978/1979: Late Roman hill settlements in Eifel, Hunsrück, Palatinate Bergland and Haardt. ).
  • The coin cabinet in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier. An overview of the Trier coin history (= publication series of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier. 13). Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Trier 1996, ISBN 3-923319-36-3 .
  • Bacchus and Sucellus. 2000 years of Roman wine culture on the Moselle and Rhine. Rhein-Mosel-Verlag, Briedel 1999, ISBN 3-89801-000-7 .
  • with others: The story of Filsch am Schellberg 973-2003 (= series Ortschroniken des Trier Land. 39, ZDB -ID 629731-6 ). Heimat- und Kulturverein Trier-Filsch, Trier 2003.
  • with Joachim Gilles: The Trier trams. Sutton, Erfurt 2006, ISBN 3-89702-944-8 .
  • with Joachim Gilles: The Moselle Valley Railway. The "booze". Sutton, Erfurt 2009, ISBN 978-3-86680-467-8 .
  • Passenger shipping in the Moselle valley 1830–1980. Sutton, Erfurt 2012, ISBN 978-3-954-00073-9 .
  • The Roman gold coin treasure from the Feldstrasse in Trier (= Trier magazine. Supplement. 34). Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Trier 2013, ISBN 978-3-923319-82-4 .
  • The Trier gold treasure. The great gold coin treasure and the coin cabinet in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier (= publication series of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier. 39). Theiss, Darmstadt 2014, ISBN 978-3-8062-0003-4 .
  • The Moselle Railway in the post-war period. Sutton, Erfurt 2015, ISBN 978-3-95400-626-7 .
  • with Joachim Gilles: light railways on the Moselle and Saar. Use between the vineyard and the slate quarry. Sutton, Erfurt 2018, ISBN 978-3-95400-917-6 .

literature

  • Karl-Josef Gilles on his 65th birthday (= Trier magazine. Archeology and art of the Trier region and its neighboring areas. 77/78 (2014/2015)). Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Trier 2015, ISBN 978-3-944371-03-0 (with bibliography Karl-Josef Gilles).
  • Lothar Schwinden: Dr. Karl-Josef Gilles (1950-2018). An obituary. In: New Trierisches Jahrbuch . 2018.
  • Franz Piacenza: In memoriam Dr. phil. Karl Josef Gilles (1950-2018). In: Heimatjahrbuch Cochem-Zell. Vol. 35, 2019, ISSN  0939-6179 , pp. 8-9.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ralf Fischer zu Cramburg: The Numismatic Commission mourns Dr. Karl-Josef Gilles (1950-2018). Website of the Numismatic Commission of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany , June 18, 2018, accessed on November 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Ursula Kampmann : Karl-Josef Gilles (1950–2018). Coin Week website, accessed November 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ursula Kampmann: A visit to the coin cabinet of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier. Coin Week website, first published September 1998, accessed on November 14, 2019.
  4. ^ A b Christiane Wolff: A passionate fighter: Karl-Josef Gilles dies at the age of 68. Trierischer Volksfreund , from May 16, 2018, accessed on November 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ Dr. Karl-Josef Gilles. Obituary notice, Trierischer Volksfreund, from May 17, 2018, accessed on November 14, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Gilles, Karl-Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archaeologist, numismatist and local politician (FDP)
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Zell (Mosel) , Federal Republic of Germany
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 2018
Place of death Trier , Federal Republic of Germany