Alexander Thon

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Alexander Thon (* 1966 in Bremen ) is a German historian .

Life

From 1987 to 1993, Thon studied Rhineland regional studies, ancient history and comparative religious studies at the University of Bonn , from which he graduated in 1993 with a Magister Artium .

From 1995 to 1998 he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Historical Regional Studies of the Rhineland at the University of Bonn. This was followed by a traineeship at the Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore in Kaiserslautern, where he was employed as a research assistant from 2000 to 2003. He has been a freelance historian since 2003.

His research focuses on the High and Late Middle Ages, the Rhenish, Palatinate and Alsatian regional studies as well as research on castles and palaces, especially in these regions.

Fonts (selection)

  • Alexander Thon, Hans Reither, Peter Pohlit: "... like a banned, inaccessible magic castle ". Castles in the southern Palatinate . 2nd Edition. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2005, ISBN 3-7954-1570-5
  • Alexander Thon, Hans Reither, Peter Pohlit: Like swallow nests glued to the rock. Castles in the Northern Palatinate . Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2005, ISBN 3-7954-1674-4
  • Alexander Thon, Stefan Ulrich: "Blown by the showers of the past ..." Castles and palaces on the Moselle . Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-7954-1926-4
  • Alexander Thon, Stefan Ulrich, Jens Friedhoff : "Decided with strong iron chains and bolts ...". Castles on the Lahn . Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7954-2000-0
  • Alexander Thon, Stefan Ulrich: "... like a monarch enthroned in the middle of his court". Castles on the Lower Middle Rhine . Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7954-2210-3
  • Alexander Thon: Castles in the Palatinate. Sutton Publishing House. Erfurt 2013. ISBN 978-3-95400-271-9
  • Alexander Thon: Castles on the Middle Rhine. Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2017. ISBN 978-3-95400-699-1

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personal data
SURNAME Thon, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen