Rolf Bökemeier

Rolf Bökemeier (born April 15, 1932 ; † May 8, 2007 ) was a German teacher, local researcher and non-fiction author. He studied at the Georg-August University of Göttingen and the University of Vienna . He taught chemistry and biology at the Ratsgymnasium in Stadthagen , most recently as senior teacher . In 1983 Bökemeier turned to archaeological research projects in the North German area, from 1986 to gravel pit research, the Paleolithic and the Romans in East Westphalia-Lippe . Here he mainly advocated the thesis that the Varus Battle took place in the Teutoburg Forest . His interests also included aerial archeology . He was married and had three children.

Fonts

• Chemistry for Biology Class. Westermann-Verlag, Braunschweig, 1981, ISBN 3-14-151208-6
• Varus died in the Teutoburg Forest. An answer to Kalkriese Bettendorf, 1996, ISBN 3-922541-35-6
• Varus and the Weser-Limes , Bettendorf, 1997, ISBN 3-922541-37-2
• Our cradle in the Ice Age. Great moments in history on the Weser. , Bettendorf, 1998, ISBN 978-3929068139
• The Varus Battle: The fall of the Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest. Grabert-Verlag , 2000, ISBN 3-87847-190-4
• Römer an Lippe and Weser - New discoveries about the Varus Battle in the Teutoburg Forest , Höxter, 2004, ISBN 3-934802-31-1

Web links

• Literature by and about Rolf Bökemeier in the catalog of the German National Library
• Obituary by the Friends of Archeology in Lower Saxony ( Memento from April 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Bökemeiers theses on the location of the Varus Battle - A criticism.