Otto Roller

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Otto Roller (born February 21, 1927 in Oberjesingen near Herrenberg ; † May 10, 2017 in Speyer ) was a German archaeologist .

Otto Roller studied prehistory and early history in Tübingen , where he received his doctorate in 1955. In 1954 he came to Speyer, where he worked in the preservation of historical monuments and in the Palatinate History Museum . In 1964 he became a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute . From 1977 until his retirement in 1992 he was director of the Palatinate Historical Museum. During his time as director the general renovation of the museum building and the construction of the new building for exhibitions, which opened in 1990, took place. From 1977 to 1993 he was executive chairman of the Palatinate Historical Society .

His main scientific interest was research into Roman times in the Palatinate . He gave lectures at the universities of Kaiserslautern and Mannheim.

Publications (selection)

  • The stone tools of the Mumba Cave. A contribution to the knowledge of the prehistory of East Africa . Dissertation Tübingen 1955.
  • On the dating of St. German I. A contribution to the knowledge of the oldest history of the St. German monastery. In: St. German in the city and diocese of Speyer . Speyer 1957, pp. 39-48.
  • The Roman Terra Sigillata Pottery of Rheinzabern (= small writings on the knowledge of the Roman occupation history of Southwest Germany No. 1). Society for Pre u. Early history in Württemberg and Hohenzollern, Stuttgart 1965.
  • The economic development of the Palatinate area during Roman times . In: Contributions to the Palatinate economic history . Speyer 1968.
  • The Upper Rhineland in Roman times. In: Journal for the history of the Upper Rhine 117 = NF 78, 1969, pp. 1-25.
  • The Roman pottery of Blickweiler, Kr. St. Ingbert, and Eschweiler Hof, Gem. Kirkel-Neuhausel, Kr. Homburg. In: Saarland (= guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments, vol. 5). Zabern, Mainz 1975, pp. 134-138.
  • The Palatinate Historical Museum. In: Das Landesarchiv Speyer. Festschrift for the handover of the new building . Koblenz 1987, pp. 256-259.
  • Emperor Domitian's Edict of Wine. It speaks for the beginnings of viticulture in the Palatinate as early as 1100. In: Voice of the Palatinate 52, 3, 2001, pp. 13-14.

literature

  • Joachim Kermann (Ed.): Ceremony for Prof. Dr. Otto Roller (= communications from the Historical Association of the Palatinate, Vol. 91). Verlag des Historisches Verein der Pfalz, Speyer 1993 (pp. 459–465 list of publications).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. Dr. Otto Roller. In: Speyerer Rundschau. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Roller, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberjesingen near Herrenberg
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 2017
Place of death Speyer