Dölf Wild (born 1954) is a

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historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and

science writer Science journalism conveys reporting about science to the public. The field typically involves interactions between scientists, journalists, and the public. Origins Modern science journalism dates back to ''Digdarshan'' (means showing the di ...

, and works as the chief archaeologist of the city of

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. He is best known for his research into the building industry of medieval Zürich and for his contribution to the conservation of Switzerland's architectural heritage.

Life and work

Dölf Wild grew up in

Neuhausen am Rheinfall Neuhausen am Rheinfall (sometimes abbrv. as Neuhausen a. Rhf., called Neuhausen until 1938) is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls, a tourist attraction and mainland Europe ...

, and undertook an apprenticeship as a draftsman at the company that is now

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in Neuhausen. Later, he earned a baccalaureate at the cantonal school for adults KME in Zürich. He studied history, anthropology and art history at the

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, and in 1999 completed a thesis on ''Das

Predigerkloster The Predigerkloster was a monastery of the Dominican Order, established around 1234 and abolished in 1524, in the imperial city of Zürich, Switzerland. Its church, the Predigerkirche, is one of the four main churches in Zürich, and was first bu ...

in Zürich. Ein Beitrag zur Architektur der Bettelorden im 13. Jahrhundert'' Since 2001, Dölf Wild has been the chief archaeologist (German: Leiter Stadtarchäologie Zürich) of the city of Zürich. Among his other duties in that role, he supervised the 2014/15 excavations at the

Münsterhof Münsterhof (literally: Fraumünster abbey courtyard) is a town square situated in the Lindenhof quarter in the historical center of Zürich, Switzerland. Münsterhof is the largest town square within the ''Altstadt'' (old town) of Zürich, and is ...

plaza.

Publications (selection)

* ''Zürichs

– ein städtischer Platz des 13. Jahrhunderts? Überlegungen zum Thema »Stadtgestalt und Öffentlichkeit« im mittelalterlichen Zürich''. Published by the city of Zürich, Zürich 2011. * Urs Jäggin, Felix Wyss et al.: ''Die Zürcher Predigerkirche – Wichtige Etappen der Baugeschichte. Auf dem Murerplan beschönigt? Untersuchungen an der Westfassade der Predigerkirche''. Amt für Städtebau der Stadt Zürich, Zürich 2006. * ''Das Predigerkloster in Zürich. Ein Beitrag zur Architektur der Bettelorden im 13. Jahrhundert''. Monographien der Kantonsarchäologie Zürich 32, Hochbaudepartement der Stadt Zürich, Amt für Städtebau, Archäologie, Zürich 1999, .

References

External links

''Dölf Wild'' on the website of Amt für Städtebau der Stadt Zürich, Archäologie und Denkmalpflege
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild, Dolf Swiss archaeologists 20th-century Swiss historians Swiss male writers 1954 births Living people People from the canton of Schaffhausen Neuhausen am Rheinfall 21st-century Swiss historians Swiss science writers People from Zürich 20th-century archaeologists 21st-century archaeologists