Reinhard Stupperich (born 26 July 1951 in
Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state d ...
) is a German
classical archaeologist
Classical archaeology is the archaeological investigation of the Mediterranean civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Nineteenth-century archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann were drawn to study the societies they had read about i ...
.
The son of the theologian
Robert Stupperich
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, he studied history, Greek, Latin and classical archaeology at the
University of Münster
The University of Münster (german: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of stud ...
from 1970 to 1971. In 1975 he passed the First Philological State Examination for teaching at grammar schools. From 1975 to 1976 he studied classical and provincial
Roman archaeology
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
as well as ancient history at the
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...
. In the summer of 1976 he was involved in excavations at the Roman villa of
Gorhambury
Old Gorhambury House located near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, is a ruined Elizabethan mansion, a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. It was built in 1563–68 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper, and was visited a ...
in
Verulamium
Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. A large portion of the Roman city remains unexcavated, being now park and agricultural land, though much has been built u ...
and in
Mycenaean beehive tomb
A beehive tomb, also known as a tholos tomb (plural tholoi; from Greek θολωτός τάφος, θολωτοί τάφοι, "domed tombs"), is a burial structure characterized by its false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of s ...
s in
Messinia
Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...
. In 1977 he received his doctorate from Münster for the dissertation ''Staatsbegräbnis und Privatgrabmal im klassischen Athen'' ("State funeral and private tomb in classical Athens"). In 1977 and 1979 Stupperich took part in excavations in
Oberaden
Bergkamen (; Westphalian: ''Biärgkoamen'') is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated south of the river Lippe, approx. north-east of Dortmund and south-west of Hamm.
Bergkamen, a fairly new town in ...
and Messinia. Stupperich received a travel grant from the
German Archaeological Institute
The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...
in 1980–81. From 1983 he worked as a university assistant at the University of Münster. In 1989 he also completed his
habilitation
Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including ...
in classical archaeology. From 1990 to 2001 he taught as a professor at the
University of Mannheim
The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...
. From 1989 to 1994 he led the excavation in the Westtor necropolis of
Assos
Assos (; grc-gre, Ἄσσος, la, Assus) is a beautiful small and historically important town on the Aegean coast in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey. It is on the southern side of Biga Peninsula (better known by its a ...
. At the end of 2001, after the closure of the Classical Archaeology department at the University of Mannheim, he was transferred to the
Institut für Klassische Archäologie und Byzantinische Archäologie (Institute of Classical Archaeology and Byzantine Archaeology) at
Heidelberg University
}
Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...
. He retired in 2019.
In 1994, Stupperich, together with the
contemporary historian Heinz A. Richter, founded the journal ''Thetis. Mannheimer Beiträge zur klassische Archäologie und Geschichte Griechenlands und Zyperns'' ("Thetis. Mannheim contributions to classical archeology and history of Greece and Cyprus"). In addition, in 1995 the two launched the publication series ''Peleus. Studien zur Geschichte und Archäologie Griechenlands und Zyperns'' ("Peleus. Studies on the history and archaeology of Greece and Cyprus"). Since Volume 23 (2016–2018), ''Thetis'' has been published by Stupperich alone and under the new subtitle ''Mannheimer Beiträge zur Archäologie und Geschichte der antiken Mittelmeerkulturen'' ("Mannheim Contributions to the Archaeology and History of Ancient Mediterranean Cultures"), and is, therefore, dedicated only to topics of classical studies. Since the same time, the series ''Peleus'' has been published without Stupperich's participation and is limited to topics in the modern history of Greece and Cyprus.
Stupperich was First Chairman of the
Deutscher Archäologen-Verband
Deutscher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Alma Deutscher, British musician and composer
*Drafi Deutscher, German singer and composer
*Guy Deutscher (linguist)
*Guy Deutscher (physicist)
*Isaac Deutscher, British jou ...
(German Archaeological Association) from 1998 to 2002 and has been a corresponding member of the
German Archaeological Institute
The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...
since 1995.
Selected works
Monographs
* ''Römische Funde in Westfalen und Nordwest-Niedersachsen.'' ("Roman finds in Westphalia and northwest Lower Saxony.") Münster 1981.
* ''Staatsbegräbnis und Privatgrabmal im klassischen Athen.'' ("State funeral and private tomb in classical Athens.") Münster 1977 (University of Münster (North Rhine-Westphalia), dissertation, 1977).
Editorships
* ''Ausgrabungen in Assos.'' ("Excavations in Assos.") Habelt, Bonn 2006, .
* ''Lebendige Antike. Rezeption der Antike in Politik, Kunst und Wissenschaft der Neuzeit'' ("Living antiquity. Reception of antiquity in politics, art and science of modern times") (= ''Mannheimer historische Forschungen.'' Vol. 6). Palatium-Verlag im J-und-J-Verlag, Mannheim 1995, .
References
External links
*
Website of Reinhard Stupperich at Heidelberg University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stupperich, Reinhard
1951 births
Living people
Classical archaeologists
German Archaeological Institute
German editors
German museologists
Heidelberg University faculty
University of Mannheim faculty
University of Münster alumni