Dölf Wild (born 1954) is a

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archaeologist 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, ...

and

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, 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, 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 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

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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 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 Zurich 20th-century Swiss archaeologists 21st-century archaeologists