Alexandra Wilhelmine Busch (born 1975) is a German Roman archaeologist. She is the director general of the

Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum The Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum (RGZM), Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology, is headquartered in Mainz. It is supported by the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany and its States of Germany, states and is a member of the Gottfried W ...

Life

Busch was born in

Neuss Neuss (; spelled ''Neuß'' until 1968; li, Nüss ; la, Novaesium) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It ...

in 1975. She began studying Classical archaeology, ancient history, and prehistory at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

in 1995. She received her doctorate in 2004. Her dissertation was on "Urban Culture in the Roman Empire". In 2005/06 she received a grant from the German Archaeological Institute and was a trainee and then a research consultant at the from 2006 to 2008. She then worked at the

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, first as a general consultant, then as head of the photo library. In 2011 she published "Militär in Rom" which describes the military forces stationed within Imperial Rome. From the reign of

Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...

there were 10,000–40,000 soldiers barracked in Rome and her book records their history. In 2013 she became a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute. In May 2014, Busch became the Director of Collections, Library, Archives and IT, as well as Head of Roman Archaeology, at the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz. In October 2018 she became the General Director of the museum. Busch replaced Falko Daim, who had retired the year before. Busch has announced plans to create a new building at the museum by 2020. Busch is a professor of archaeology at the

Johannes Gutenberg University The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (german: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public university, public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. With approx ...

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Busch, Alexandra W. 1975 births Living people Archaeologists from North Rhine-Westphalia German women archaeologists People from Neuss