Robert Nedoma (born 1961) is an Austrian philologist who is Professor at Department for

Scandinavian Studies Scandinavian studies or ''Scandinavistics'' is an interdisciplinary academic field of area studies, mainly in the United States and Germany, that primarily focuses on the Scandinavian languages (also known as North Germanic languages) and cultura ...

at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

. He specializes in

Germanic studies Germanic philology is the philological study of the Germanic languages, particularly from a comparative or historical perspective. The beginnings of research into the Germanic languages began in the 16th century, with the discovery of literary te ...

and

Old Norse studies Scandinavian studies or ''Scandinavistics'' is an interdisciplinary academic field of area studies, mainly in the United States and Germany, that primarily focuses on the Scandinavian languages (also known as North Germanic languages) and cultura ...

Biography

Robert Nedoma was born in 1961 in

Ternitz Ternitz is a town and municipality (14,823 inhabitants end 2014) in the district of Neunkirchen (Austrian district), Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, situated at the confluence of the Sierning stream and the Schwarza (Leitha), R ...

, Austria. He gained his

PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

at the

in 1987 with a dissertation on

Wayland the Smith In Germanic mythology, Wayland the Smith (; , ; Old Frisian: Wela(n)du; ; ; (); from ', lit. "crafting one") is a master blacksmith originating in Germanic heroic legend, described by Jessie Weston as "the weird and malicious craftsman, Wey ...

, and subsequently worked as a researcher at the Institute for

Germanic Studies Germanic philology is the philological study of the Germanic languages, particularly from a comparative or historical perspective. The beginnings of research into the Germanic languages began in the 16th century, with the discovery of literary te ...

at the University of Vienna. He completed 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 2004 with a thesis on

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...

s and

runes Runes are the Letter (alphabet), letters in a set of related alphabets, known as runic rows, runic alphabets or futharks (also, see ''#Futharks, futhark'' vs ''#Runic alphabets, runic alphabet''), native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were ...

, and was appointed an associate professor at the University of Vienna in 2010. Since 2019, Nedoma has been Professor at the Department for

at the University of Vienna. Nedoma specializes in

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

language and

Old Norse literature Old Norse literature refers to the vernacular literature of the Scandinavian people up to c. 1350. It mainly consists of Icelandic writings. In Britain From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Vikings and Norse settlers and their descendants colon ...

runology Runology is the study of the runic alphabets, runic inscriptions, and their history. Runology forms a specialized branch of Germanic linguistics. History Runology was initiated by Johannes Bureus (1568–1652), who was interested in the ling ...

, Germanic names, and

Germanic Antiquity Early Germanic culture was the culture of the early Germanic peoples. The Germanic culture started to exist in the Jastorf culture located along the central part of the Elbe River in central Germany. From there it spread north to the ocean, ...

. He is the author of a number of articles for the second edition of the ''

Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde ''Germanische Altertumskunde Online'', formerly called ''Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde'', is a German encyclopedia of the study of Germanic history and cultures, as well as the cultures that were in close contact with them. The first ...

'', and an editor of many journals, including ''Die Sprache'', '' Philologica Germanica'' and ''North-Western European Language Evolution''. Nedoma was elected a member of the

Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy The Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy () in Uppsala is one of 18 Swedish royal academies and dedicated to the study of Swedish folklore. Its name is often expanded to ("...for Swedish Folk Culture"). The Academy was founded on 6 November 1932, on ...

in 2018, a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick University in Christiania was establis ...

in 2020, and a member of the

Austrian Academy of Sciences The Austrian Academy of Sciences (; ÖAW) is a legal entity under the special protection of the Republic of Austria. According to the statutes of the Academy its mission is to promote the sciences and humanities in every respect and in every fi ...

in 2022.

Selected works

* ''Die bildlichen und schriftlichen Denkmäler der Wielandsage'', 1988 * ''Gautreks saga konungs'', 1990 * (with

Hermann Reichert Hermann Reichert (born 7 April 1944) is an Austrian philologist at the University of Vienna who specializes in Germanic studies. Biography Hermann Reichert was born in Pernitz, Austria, on 7 April 1944. He received his PhD in Germanic philology ...

:) ''Lexikon der altgermanischen Namen. 2. Teil: Register'', 1990 * ''Die Inschrift auf dem Helm B von Negau: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Deutung norditalischer epigraphischer Denkmäler'', 1995 * (Editor) ''Erzählen im mittelalterlichen Skandinavien'', 2000 * ''Personennamen in südgermanischen Runeninschriften'', 2004 * ''Kleine Grammatik des Altisländischen'', 3rd ed., 2010 * ''Altisländisches Lesebuch. Ausgewählte Texte und Minimalwörterbuch des Altisländischen'', 2011 * (Editor) ''Erzählen im mittelalterlichen Skandinavien II'', 2014 * (Editor) ''Grammarians, skalds and rune carvers'', 2 vols., 2016 * (with

Klaus Düwel Klaus Düwel (10 December 1935 – 31 December 2020) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies. A professor at the University of Göttingen, he was recognized as one of the world's leading experts on Germanic Antiquity. Biog ...

and

Sigmund Oehrl Benjamin Sigmund Oehrl (born 21 November 1979) is a German archaeologist and philologist who specializes in Germanic studies. Biography Sigmund Oehrl was born in Kassel, Germany on 21 November 1979. He studied prehistory, protohistory, and Germa ...

:) ''Die südgermanischen Runeninschriften''. 2 parts, 2020 * (with

:) Runenkunde, 2023

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of Robert Nedoma
Robert Nedoma
at the website of the

Robert Nedoma
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German Academic Exchange Service The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD; ), founded in 1925, is a joint organization of German universities and student bodies to foster their international relations. Since 1 January 2020, the president has been Joybrato Mukherjee. Organisa ...

Robert Nedoma
in the

OPAC The online public access catalog (OPAC), now frequently synonymous with ''library catalog'', is an online database of materials held by a library or Library consortium, group of libraries. Online catalogs have largely replaced the analog card c ...

Regesta Imperii Papal regesta are the copies, generally entered in special registry volumes, of the papal letters and official documents that are kept in the papal archives. The name is also used to indicate subsequent publications containing such documents, in c ...

1961 births Austrian editors Austrian non-fiction writers Austrian philologists Germanic studies scholars Linguists of Germanic languages Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Members of the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy Living people Old Norse studies scholars Runologists Scandinavian studies scholars University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Vienna {{Philologist-stub

Biography

Selected works

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