Heinz E. Herzig
Heinz E. Herzig (born July 4, 1936 ) is a Swiss ancient historian .
Heinz E. Herzig received his doctorate in 1968 and has been a lecturer at the University of Bern since 1972 . In 1978 he completed his habilitation , two years later he was appointed to the chair of ancient history in Bern as the successor to his teacher Gerold Walser . In 2001 Herzig retired, his successor for a short time was Bruno Bleckmann , then Stefan Rebenich .
Together with his teacher Walser, Herzig stood for almost 50 years of continuity on the Bernese Ordinariate of Ancient History. The focus of his research is historical geography , especially old road research . Herzig was one of the managers of the inventory of historical traffic routes in Switzerland (IVS) . One of his focal points here was the exploration of the Roman roads in what is now Switzerland.
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Andreas Alföldi (1948–1952) | Gerold Walser (1952–1978) | Heinz E. Herzig (1980-2001) | Bruno Bleckmann (2002–2003) | Stefan Rebenich (since 2006)
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| SURNAME | Herzig, Heinz E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ancient historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1936 |