Wolfgang Decker (sports historian)

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Wolfgang Decker (born July 27, 1941 in Trier ; † April 28, 2020 ) was a German sports historian and Egyptologist .

Decker studied at the German Sport University in Cologne , where he earned the title of qualified sports teacher . He studied Egyptology at the University of Cologne and received his doctorate in 1971 under Philippe Derchain . In 1974 he completed his habilitation at the German Sport University. From 1976 until his retirement he was professor for the history of sport at the German Sport University. He was a fellow of the European Committee for Sports History .

Wolfgang Decker researched in particular in the field of sports in ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. He has been co-editor of Nikephoros magazine since 1989 . Magazine for Sports and Culture in Antiquity .

Publications (selection)

  • Pharaoh's physical performance. Investigations into heroism, hunting and physical exercise of the Egyptian kings. Kleikamp, ​​Cologne 1971 (Cologne, University, phil. Dissertation, 1970).
  • Source texts on sports and physical culture in ancient Egypt. Richarz, St. August 1975, ISBN 3-921255-08-2 .
  • Sports and games in ancient Egypt (= Beck's Archaeological Library. ). Beck, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-406-31575-5 .
  • with Michael Herb: picture atlas on sport in ancient Egypt. Corpus of the pictorial sources on physical exercise, play, hunting, dance and related topics (= Handbook of Oriental Studies . Dept. 1: The Near and Middle East. Vol. 14, 1–2). 2 volumes (vol. 1: text. Vol. 2: illustrations. ). Brill, Leiden et al. 1994, ISBN 90-04-09882-8 (Vol. 1), ISBN 90-04-09973-5 (Vol. 2).
  • Sports in ancient Greece. From the Minoan competition to the Olympic Games (= Beck's archaeological library ). Beck, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-406-39668-2 (2nd, completely revised and updated edition. Arete, Hildesheim 2012, ISBN 978-3-942468-06-0 ), (in Greek: Ο αθλητισμός στην ελληνική αρχαιότητα . Από τους μινωικούς στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες. Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση, Αθήνα 2004, ISBN 960-02-1734-3 ).
  • with Jean-Paul Thuillier: Le sport dans l'Antiquité. Egypte, Grèce et Rome (= Antiqua. Vol. 8). Picard, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-7084-0596-9 .
  • Prelude olympicum. The memorandum of 1835 from Interior Minister Ioannis Kolettis to King Otto I of Greece about a national festival with public games based on the pattern of the ancient Panhellenic Agone (= Nikephoros . Supplements 13). Weidmann, Hildesheim 2006, ISBN 3-615-00324-1 .
  • Pharaoh and sports. Von Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-3620-9 .
  • with Carl Dietmar: The Olympic Games in antiquity and their revival in modern times. Merus, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-939519-53-9 .
  • Sport on the Nile. Texts from three millennia of Egyptian history. Arete, Hildesheim 2012, ISBN 978-3-942468-03-9 .
  • Ancient top athletes. Athlete biographies from the ancient Orient, Egypt and Greece. Arete, Hildesheim 2014, ISBN 978-3-942468-23-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mourning for Prof. Wolfgang Decker. May 4, 2020, accessed May 7, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Decker, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sports historian and Egyptologist
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH trier
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 2020