List of ancient historians at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

The list of ancient historians at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn lists all ancient historians who were or are active as university lecturers at the Ancient History Department of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . This generally includes full, non-scheduled, guest and honorary professors as well as private lecturers . In justified exceptional cases, other lecturers can also be accepted.

Between 1818 and 1865, Ancient History was taught by Classical Philologists, Classical Archaeologists, and Historians. Since 1865, ancient history has been part of the new historical seminar founded by Heinrich von Sybel . Ancient history was represented by a professor who was also one of the three seminar directors. In 1929 there was an organizational and spatial separation of the ancient history from the historical seminar. A second chair was established in the mid-1960s.

The first column shows the name of the person and their life data, the second column shows entry into the university, and the third column shows their departure. Column four names the highest position achieved at the University of Bonn. At other universities, the corresponding lecturer may have made an even more extensive scientific career. The next column names special features, the career path or other information relating to the university or the seminar. The last column shows pictures of the lecturers, which is currently difficult due to the image rights.

scientist from to Functions Remarks image Schlegel, August Wilhelm von (1767–1845) 1818 ???? professor Polymath; Philologist, co-founder of German Romanticism and ancient Indian philology, also read Ancient History Niebuhr, Barthold Georg (1776–1831) 1825 1831 professor held lectures in Bonn for eleven semesters as a professor at the Prussian Academy of Sciences Schaefer, Arnold Dietrich (1819–1883) 1865 1883 Full professor First independent representative of the subject Ancient History within the University's History Department; also taught medieval and modern history; as a representative of ancient history one of the three directors of the seminar Nissen, Heinrich (1839–1912) 1884 1911 Full professor Successor to Schaefer; He was the first to teach epigraphy in Bonn, and also worked as a provincial Roman archaeologist Wilcken, Ulrich (1862–1944) 1912 1915 Full professor Successor to Nissen; Papyrologist, specialist in Greek history Cichorius, Conrad (1863–1932) 1916 1928 Full professor Successor to Wilcken; Roman history specialist Oertel, Friedrich (1884–1975) 1929 1952 Full professor Successor to Cichorius, pupil of Wilcken; Papyrologist; At the beginning of his time in Bonn in 1929 organizational and spatial separation of Ancient History from the History Seminar Straub, Johannes (1912–1996) 1942 1982 Full professor 1942 private lecturer, 1944 associate professor, not in Bonn from 1948 to 1953, full professor in 1953 Kirsten, Ernst (1911–1987) 1949 ???? professor 1949 lecturer for "historical geography and topography of the Mediterranean culture area", 1962 professor for historical geography Burr, Viktor (1906–1975) 1952 1968 Honorary professor 1951 director of the university library, also 1952 honorary lecturer for ancient history Kohns, Hans Peter (1931-2003) 1964 1996 Associate professor 1965 teacher, 1968 senior teacher, 1971 professor, 1982 associate professor Schmitt, Hatto H. (* 1930) 1965 1978 Full professor Holder of the second chair Alföldy, Géza (1935–2011) 1968 1970 Extraordinary professor 1968 university lecturer, 1970 adjunct professor Wirth, Gerhard (* 1926) 1979 1991 Full professor Successor to Schmitt Rosen, Klaus (* 1937) 1982 200? Full professor Successor to Straub Will, Wolfgang (* 1948) 1982 Private lecturer 1982 Senior Academic Council, 2001 Private Lecturer and Senior Academic Council Rathmann, Michael (* 1968) 1991 Private lecturer 1991 student assistant, 1994 research assistant, 1999 lecturer, 2003 research assistant, 2010 private lecturer Galsterer, Hartmut (* 1939) 1992 2004 Full professor Successor of Wirth Schmitz, Winfried (* 1958) 2003 Full professor Successor of Rosen, 2003 professor, 2005 professor Vössing, Konrad (* 1959) 2005 Full professor Successor to Galsterer Gauger, Jörg-Dieter (1947-2015) ???? Associate professor

Holder of the first chair:

• 1865–1883 Arnold Dietrich Schaefer
• 1884–1911 Heinrich Nissen
• 1912–1915 Ulrich Wilcken
• 1916–1928 Conrad Cichorius
• 1929–1952 Friedrich Oertel
• 1953–1982 Johannes Straub
• 1982–2002 Klaus Rosen
• since 2003 Winfried Schmitz

Holder of the second chair:

• 1965-1988 Hatto H. Schmitt
• 1979–1991 Gerhard Wirth
• 1992–2004 Hartmut Galsterer
• since 2005 Konrad Vössing

literature

• Bonn scholars. Contributions to the history of science in Bonn. Historical sciences. (150 years of Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn 1818–1968). Bonn 1968.

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