Rudolf Schieffer (31 January 1947 – 14 September 2018) was a German historian specializing in

medieval history In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

. From 1994 to 2012 he was president of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica.

Biography

Rudolf Schieffer was the son of the historian Theodor Schieffer. He graduated from high school (''Abitur'') in 1966, and studied history and Latin between 1966 and 1971 at the

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...

and the

Philipps-Universität Marburg The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...

. He received his doctorate in 1975 in Bonn, his dissertation, ''Die Entstehung von Domkapiteln in Deutschland'', supervised by

Eugen Ewig Eugen Ewig (May 18, 1913 – March 1, 2006) was a German historian who researched the history of the early Middle Ages. He taught as a professor of history at the University of Mainz and the University of Bonn. In the second half of the 20th centu ...

. From 1975 to 1980 he worked at the Monumenta Germaniae Historica (MGH). His habilitation, for ''Die Entstehung des päpstlichen Investiturverbots für den deutschen König'', took place in 1979 at the

University of Regensburg The University of Regensburg (german: link=no, Universität Regensburg) is a public research university located in the medieval city of Regensburg, Bavaria, a city that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university was founded on 18 ...

. In 1980 he was appointed professor of medieval and modern history at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, and in 1994 went to the

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

to take charge of the MGH. Schieffer's specialism was the political, legal, and religious history from the late antique to the high middle ages, and particularly the era of the Carolingians. He was awarded the Eike-von-Repgow-Preis in 2008. Schieffer was a member of Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste, the

Royal Historical Society The Royal Historical Society, founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history. Origins The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the Histori ...

, the Konstanzer Arbeitskreis für mittelalterliche Geschichte, the

Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen A German Akademie is a school or college, trade school or another educational institution. The word Akademie (unlike the words Gymnasium or Universität) is not protected by law and any school or college may choose to call itself Akademie. A Somm ...

, and the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Since 2012 he was a member of the board of directors of the Roman Institute of the

Görres Society The Görres Society (german: Görres-Gesellschaft) is a German learned society, whose goal is to foster interdisciplinarity and apply scientific principles to different disciplines, based in the Catholic tradition. The Gorres society is divided in ...

Publications

Source studies

*''Hinkmar von Reims, De ordine palatii'' (= ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica Fontes iuris Germanici antiqui in usum scholarum separatim editi'' 3). Hannover 1980, . With Thomas Gross.
Digitalisat
*''Die Streitschriften Hinkmars von Reims und Hinkmars von Laon 869–871.'' (= ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica Concilia'' 4, supp. 2). Hannover 2003, .
Digitalisat

Monographs

*''Die Entstehung von Domkapiteln in Deutschland'' (= ''Bonner Historische Forschungen'' 43). Bonn 1976, . *''Die Entstehung des päpstlichen Investiturverbots für den deutschen König'' (= ''Schriften der MGH'' 28). Stuttgart 1981, . *''Die Karolinger'' (= ''Urban-Taschenbücher'' 411). Stuttgart 1992, fifth revised edition Stuttgart 2014, . * ''Papst Gregor VII. Kirchenreform und Investiturstreit'' (= ''Beck'sche Reihe'' 2492). C. H. Beck, München 2010, . * ''Christianisierung und Reichsbildungen. Europa 700–1200'' (= ''Beck'sche Reihe'' 1981). C. H. Beck, München 2013, .

Edited collections

*''Die deutschsprachige Mediävistik im 20. Jahrhundert.'' (= ''Vorträge und Forschungen'' Band 62). Ostfildern 2005, . With Peter Moraw. * ''Beiträge zur Geschichte des Regnum Francorum.'' Referate beim Wissenschaftlichen Colloquium zum 75. Geburtstag von Eugen Ewig am 28. Mai 1988 (= ''Beihefte der Francia'' Volume 22). Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1990, .
Online auf perspectivia.net

References

* "Rudolf Schieffer", in Jürgen Petersohn (ed), ''Der Konstanzer Arbeitskreis für mittelalterliche Geschichte. Die Mitglieder und ihr Werk. Eine bio-bibliographische Dokumentation'' (''Veröffentlichungen des Konstanzer Arbeitskreises für Mittelalterliche Geschichte aus Anlass seines fünfzigjährigen Bestehens 1951–2001'', Vol 2). Stuttgart 2001, , S. 341–347. *.

External links

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Publications by Rudolf Schieffer
im Opac der

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Rudolf Schieffer
at the MGH {{DEFAULTSORT:Schieffer, Rudolf 2018 deaths 1947 births 20th-century German historians German medievalists University of Bonn alumni University of Marburg alumni Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Place of birth missing German male non-fiction writers Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America Writers from Mainz