Helga Gesche

Helga Gesche (born July 8, 1942 in Dessau ) is a German ancient historian .

Helga Gesche received her doctorate in 1967 at the University of Frankfurt with the work The Godification of Caesars . In 1972 he also completed his habilitation there . In the same year Gesche became a professor in Frankfurt, in 1971 a member of the Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy, and in 1978, as successor to Hans Georg Gundel , appointed the chair of ancient history at the University of Gießen . In addition, she was a corresponding member from 1973 or a full member from 1979 of the German Archaeological Institute . In 2003 Gesche took leave of absence without pay; In 2005 she retired at her own request. His successor was Hans-Ulrich Wiemer .

Gesche did research in particular on the person and politics of Gaius Julius Caesar . In addition, she dealt with numismatic topics , among other things .

Fonts

• The deification of Caesar (= Frankfurt ancient historical studies. 1, ISSN  0175-3886 ). Lassleben, Kallmünz 1968, (at the same time: Frankfurt am Main, University, dissertation, 1967).
• as editor: Konrad Kraft : The "rational" Alexander (= Frankfurt ancient historical studies. 5). Edited and issued from the estate. Lassleben, Kallmünz 1971, ISBN 3-7847-7105-X .
• Caesar (= proceeds of research. 51). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1976, ISBN 3-534-05333-8 (4th edition, ibid. 1988).
• Rome. World conqueror and world organizer (= Beck's special editions. ) CH Beck, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-406-08257-2 .

literature

• Helga Gesche . In: Werner Schuder (Ed.): Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar . Founded by Joseph Kürschner . 13th edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-11-007434-6 , p. 1092 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Helga Gesche in the catalog of the German National Library