Werner Huß (8 September 1936 – 21 April 2023) was a German

ancient historian Historiography is the study of the methods used by historians in developing history as an academic discipline. By extension, the term "historiography" is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific to ...

Life

Werner Huß received a doctorate in

Roman Catholic theology Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based on canonical scripture, and sacred tradition, as interpreted authoritatively by the magisterium of the Catholic ...

in 1967 and his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excelle ...

in ancient history in 1975 at Munich with the work ''Untersuchungen zur Außenpolitik Ptolemaios' IV.'' (Research into the Foreign Policy of

Ptolemy IV Ptolemy IV Philopator (; "Ptolemy, lover of his Father"; May/June 244 – July/August 204 BC) was the fourth pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 221 to 204 BC. Ptolemy IV was the son of Ptolemy III and Berenice II. His succession to the throne was ...

). He taught as Professor Ordinarius of Ancient History at the

University of Bamberg The University of Bamberg () in Bamberg, Germany, specializes in the humanities, cultural studies, social sciences, economics, and applied computer science. Campus The university is partly housed in historical buildings in Bamberg's Old Town. ...

from 1978 until his retirement in 2001. He is co-editor of the ''Münchener Beiträge zur Papyrusforschung und antiken Rechtsgeschichte'' (Munich Contributions to

Papyrology Papyrology is the study of manuscripts of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc., preserved on portable media from antiquity, the most common form of which is papyrus, the principal writing material in the ancient civilizations ...

and Ancient Legal History). Huß's main research areas were

Carthaginian The term Carthaginian ( ) usually refers to the civilisation of ancient Carthage. It may also refer to: * Punic people, the Semitic-speaking people of Carthage * Punic language The Punic language, also called Phoenicio-Punic or Carthaginian, i ...

history,

Hellenistic In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the R ...

history (especially

Ptolemaic Egypt Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy, and may refer to: Pertaining to the Ptolemaic dynasty * Ptolemaic dynasty, the Macedonian Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter *Ptolemaic Kingdom Pertaining ...

) and ancient religious history. His most important works are the ''Geschichte der Karthager'' (History of the Carthaginians) and ''Ägypten in hellenistischer Zeit 332-30 v. Chr.'' (Egypt in Hellenistic Times 332–30 BC). Werner Huß was the father of

Medieval Latin Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin used in Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Western Europe during the Middle Ages. It was also the administrative language in the former Western Roman Empire, Roman Provinces of Mauretania, Numidi ...

ist history Bernhard Huß.

Selected works

* ''Untersuchungen zur Außenpolitik Ptolemaios' IV'' (Research into the Foreign Policy of Ptolemy IV = ''Münchener Beiträge zur Papyrusforschung und antiken Rechtsgeschichte.'' Volume 69). Beck, Munich 1976, . * With Karl Strobel: ''Beiträge zur Geschichte'' (Contributions to History = ''Bamberger Hochschulschriften.'' Volume 9). Bayerische Verlagsanstalt, Bamberg 1983, . * ''Geschichte der Karthager'' (History of the Carthaginians = '' Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaft.'' Section 3, Part 8). Beck, München 1985, . ** also in Spanish (''Los Cartagineses'' 1993) and Italian (''Cartagine'' 1995) translation and in the series ''Beck'sche Sonderausgaben'' as: ''Die Karthager.'' Beck, München 1990, . * ''Karthago'' (Carthage = ''

Wege der Forschung ''Wege der Forschung'' (WdF, ''Ways of Research'') is the name of a historic interdisciplinary book series about topics of humanities, first published by Hermann Gentner Verlag in Bad Homburg, later by Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft in Da ...

.'' Volume 654). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1992, . * ''Der makedonische König und die ägyptischen Priester'' (The Macedonian King and the Egyptian Priests = '' Historia Einzelschriften.'' Volume 85). Steiner, Stuttgart 1994, . * ''Ägypten in hellenistischer Zeit 332–30 v. Chr.'' (Egypt in Hellenistic Times 332–30 BC) Beck, München 2001,
Review
by Friederike Herklotz). * ''Die Verwaltung des ptolemaiischen Reichs'' (The Administration of the Ptolemaic Empire ='' Münchener Beiträge zur Papyrusforschung und antiken Rechtsgeschichte.'' Volume 104). Beck, München 2011, . * ''Die Wirtschaft Ägyptens in hellenistischer Zeit'' (The Economy of Egypt in Hellenistic Times ='' Münchener Beiträge zur Papyrusforschung und antiken Rechtsgeschichte.'' Volume 105). Beck, München 2012, .

Bibliography

* Klaus Geus, Klaus Zimmermann (Edd.): ''Punica-Libyca-Ptolemaica. Festschrift für Werner Huss zum 65. Geburtstag dargebracht von Schülern, Freunden, und Kollegen''. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (OLA 104). Leuven, et al.: Peeters Publishers, 2001.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huss, Werner Historians of antiquity Academic staff of the University of Bamberg 1936 births 2023 deaths