Udo Mainzer (born 3 July 1945) is a German

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

and monument conservator. He held office until September 2011. as director of the and of the .

Career

Born in Witterda,

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

, Mainzer studied history,

art history Art history is the study of Work of art, artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Tradit ...

and

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...

from 1968 and obtained his doctorate there in 1973 under

Günther Binding Günther Binding (born 6 March 1936) is a German art historian and retired professor of art history and urban conservation at the University of Cologne. Life Born in Koblenz, Binding, brother of the later sculptor Wolfgang Binding and uncle of ...

with a dissertation on ''Stadttore im Rheinland''. Since 1976, he has been a lecturer in art history and monument preservation at the Faculty of Philosophy there and was appointed honorary professor in 1983. After completing his studies, Mainzer worked as deputy diocesan curator of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier The Diocese of Trier (), in English historically also known as ''Treves'' () from French ''Trèves'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany.Brauweiler Abbey in Brauweiler. In his last years of service (at least since 2008), he was the longest-serving state conservator in Germany.

Honours and honorary posts

In 1998, Mainzer received the Medal of Honour of the

Cologne University of Applied Sciences Cologne University of Applied Sciences, officially called TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences (', abbreviated TH Köln) is an institute of higher education located in Cologne, Germany, established in 1971. It was created from a merger of ...

and in 2004 the Cross of Merit of the Verdienstorden der Republik Polen. He is a member of the , chairman of the advisory board of the project "" and in 2002 was a member of the founding circle for the establishment of the .Initiative zur Gründung der Bundesstiftung Baukultur
/ref> Mainzer is the author and editor of more than 250 articles, books and specialist publication series on

heritage conservation Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK) is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance. It is a philos ...

, monument protection and

architectural history The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelt ...

. Since 2011, Mainzer has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the .

Publications

* ''Stadttore im Rheinland''. Abt. Architektur des Kunsthistor. Instituts der Universität Köln. Diss. 1973. * ''Stadttore im Rheinland''. Rheinischer Verein f. Denkmalpflege u. Landschaftsschutz, 1976. * (ed.): ''Gartenkultur im Rheinland: Vom Mittelalter bis zur Moderne''. Imhof Verlag, Petersberg, 2003. * with Günther Binding and Anita Wiedenau: ''Kleine Kunstgeschichte des deutschen Fachwerkbaus''. 4th edition. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1989, * (ed.): ''Was ist ein Baudenkmal? Eine Beispielsammlung zur Begriffsbestimmung''. Rheinland Verlag GmbH, Köln 1983 * (ed.): ''Denkmalpflege in der Praxis''. Rheinland-Verlag, Bonn. * (ed.): ''Paul Clemen: Zur 125. Wiederkehr seines Geburtstages.'' Köln 1991. * (ed.) with Petra Leser): ''Architektur-Geschichten: Festschrift für Günther Binding zum 60. Geburtstag''. J.P. Bachem Verlag, 1996. * Dehio, Georg: ''Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. NRW I; Rheinland''. Bearb. Claudia Euskirchen among others Mit einer Einführung von Udo Mainzer. Deutscher Kunst-Verlag, Munich, 2005. * ''Kleine illustrierte Kunstgeschichte der Stadt Köln''. Bachem, Cologne 2015, . * ''Kleine illustrierte Architekturgeschichte der Stadt Köln.'' J. P. Bachem, Cologne 2017, .

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(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mainzer, Udo Historical preservationists German art historians Academic staff of the University of Cologne Officers of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland 1945 births Living people People from Sömmerda (district)

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