Thomas Fischer (archaeologist)
Thomas Fischer (born September 25, 1949 in Esslingen ) is a German provincial Roman archaeologist .
From 1972 to 1978 Fischer studied Roman provincial archeology, prehistory and early history, ancient history, medieval history and classical archeology in Regensburg, Tübingen and Munich, where he received his doctorate in 1978. 1978/79 he was a researcher in a research project on ostraetischen Donaulimes and participated in excavations in Künzing and Eining part. From 1979 to 1984 he was a scientific consultant at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation , first for the Upper Bavaria-North region, and from 1980 for the Upper Palatinate region. In 1984 he became scientific advisor to the departments of the Early Middle Ages and Roman Numismatics at the Prehistoric State Collection in Munich. From 1992 until his retirement in 2015, Fischer was professor for the archeology of the Roman provinces at the Archaeological Institute of the University of Cologne . He is a corresponding member of the German and Austrian Archaeological Institute .
Fonts (selection)
- The area around Roman Regensburg. With an anthropological contribution by Peter Schröter (= Munich contributions to prehistory and early history , Volume 42, in connection with the Historisches Museum Regensburg ), Beck, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-406-33450-4 (Revised and punished version of the dissertation University Munich 1978, DNB 900022604 , tables, 231 pages, only illustrations and supplements (5 sheets), DNB 900022612 , 413 pages, 186 illustrations, 8 boxes, 30 cm).
- with Günter Ulbert : The Limes in Bavaria from Dinkelsbühl to Eining . Theiss, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-8062-0351-2 .
- with Konrad Spindler : The Roman border fort Abusina-Eining . Theiss, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8062-0390-3 .
- Romans and Bavarians on the Danube. Pictures of the early history of Eastern Bavaria . Pustet, Regensburg 1988, ISBN 3-7917-1131-8 .
- The Bavarian row burial ground of Staubing. Studies on the early history in the Bavarian Danube region . Laßleben , Kallmünz 1993, ISBN 3-7847-5126-1 .
- with Wolfgang Czysz , Karlheinz Dietz , Hans-Jörg Kellner : The Romans in Bavaria . Theiss, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8062-1058-6 .
- with Karlheinz Dietz: The Romans in Regensburg . Pustet, Regensburg 1996, ISBN 3-7917-1484-8 .
- The Romans in Germany . Theiss, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-8062-1325-9 .
- Noricum . Zabern, Mainz 2002, ISBN 3-8053-2829-X .
- (as editor and author): The Roman Provinces. An introduction to studying their archeology . Theiss, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8062-1591-X .
- Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (Ed.): Thomas Fischer with Erika Riedmeier-Fischer: The Roman Limes in Bavaria. History and locations along the UNESCO World Heritage Site . Pustet, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7917-2120-0 ; 2nd revised edition 2017, ISBN 978-3-7917-2906-0 .
- The army of the Caesars. Archeology and history. With contributions by Ronald Bockius , Dietrich Boschung and Thomas Schmidts . Pustet, Regensburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-7917-2413-3 ; 2nd, revised and updated edition 2014, ISBN 978-3-7917-2413-3 .
- with Marcus Trier : The Roman Cologne. The historical city guide. Bachem, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-7616-2469-2 .
- The Roman fort Eining and its surroundings, archeology in Bavaria, guide. Pustet, Regensburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-7917-2841-4 .
literature
- Peter Henrich , Christian Miks, Jürgen Obmann, Martin Wieland (eds.): Non solum ... sed etiam. Festschrift for Thomas Fischer on his 65th birthday . Publishing house Marie Leidorf, Rahden / Westf. 2015, ISBN 978-3-89646-081-3 (p. XII life data; p. XV – XXVII list of publications).
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Fischer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Page at the University of Cologne
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fischer, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German provincial Roman archaeologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Esslingen |